Replacing awning fabric
My awning fabric ripped on one corner where the windup drum is. Tell me if I'm wrong, but if I pull the awning down, with a helper or two, why couldn't I pull the old awning fabric out of the slots th...
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Hank MI wrote:rrupert wrote:
Rather than getting into multiple instructions here go to youtube.com and search "replacing RV awning fabric" and will be sure to find multiple videos there.
The problem I see with your idea is removing the fabric from the tube without removing the ends.
Yup, can't slide the old out and new in without removing the end cap and torsion spring. Actually both ends need to be removed to do it right.
HOGWASH!!! I just replaced mine following the procedure shown HERE which is much like how Clouddancer did. So much easier than messing around with end caps, torsion springs, etc. Doing it this way you can do it w/o any help, but one helper to feed and pull the new awning into the tube makes the process even easier and much faster.
I even added another step by using two pulleys on one the remaining attached awning arm one each side with a rope running to the new awning secured to it with my awning "de-flappers" that way the new awning can be pulled into the grooves and tube while feeding the new awning into the tube/rail from a stationary point.
Larry
