Rewinding the Awning spring???
Does anyone know of a video that shows how to rewind an awning spring? Hubs accidentally unscrewed the slideout awning screw that held the spring in place and when we heard it unwind we both said, uh...
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Go to youtube and looks for awning replacement video's.
Rewiding the springs isn't hard but can be dangerous. Make sure you head is not over the tool you use to grip the shaft. If it slips out of your hand the centrifugal force may launch it into you.
You will need to find the number of turns for your length of awning. It's not an exact science and if your awning is older and the spring isn't as tight as it once was, you can add 1, 2 or even three extra turns to it.
My awning is 17' and IIRC, called for 13 turns. It worked a lot better with 15 turns.
Rewiding the springs isn't hard but can be dangerous. Make sure you head is not over the tool you use to grip the shaft. If it slips out of your hand the centrifugal force may launch it into you.
You will need to find the number of turns for your length of awning. It's not an exact science and if your awning is older and the spring isn't as tight as it once was, you can add 1, 2 or even three extra turns to it.
My awning is 17' and IIRC, called for 13 turns. It worked a lot better with 15 turns.
