replacing patio awning fabric - DIY?
Just received the replacement fabric for my carefree electric awning. Now to install. The instructions are very vague. I think on purpose. I am unsure if I need to remove the roller tube, or try and e...
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No that's not the one I have. My model is the travel'r. But my hunch was right. Both sides have a large plastic cover. To test my theory I removed the idler side cover and it's just that. A plastic cover over the mechanism. But just removing the cover offers enough clearance to simply slide the awning out. The trick is sliding it out while simultaneously sliding out of the top rail. Probably a 2 if not a 3 person job. One to slide out of the top rail, one to slide out the bottom rail, and one to enausre there isn't a laot of lateral pull on the arms while this is done. Install new awning in reverse order. Good news is there are no springs to fuss with. Just remove the cap and slide off, then on, replace cap. I'll let you know how it goes this weekend.
