Manual Carefree Colorado Awning issue
Folks, My manual awning will not click into the "spring tension - roll up awning mode." I saw this addressed several times. Danged if I can get search function to give results. It has a ...
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If you are willing or capable to do the investigation and repair work yourself it really is fairly simple. Yes the spring is under tension, but if you have a vice grip pliers it's easy to do.
Look at the ends from the ground while it's still rolled up. The roller tube has a bracket or sleeve that is slipped over the arms of the awning and uses a single screw to keep it from falling off. What you need to do is figure out which of the two springs broke.
Now extend the awning all the way out. Remove that single screw, but DO NOT slide the sleeve off the arms. If you slide that sleeve off the spring will unwind with great force.
Just grab the sleeve and rock it back and forth a bit. the side with the broken spring will wobble whereas the side with the good spring will not.
Put the screw back in to secure the sleeve and go order a replacement spring from Amazon. If you decide to have someone else do the work you will have the spring ready to go.
Look at the ends from the ground while it's still rolled up. The roller tube has a bracket or sleeve that is slipped over the arms of the awning and uses a single screw to keep it from falling off. What you need to do is figure out which of the two springs broke.
Now extend the awning all the way out. Remove that single screw, but DO NOT slide the sleeve off the arms. If you slide that sleeve off the spring will unwind with great force.
Just grab the sleeve and rock it back and forth a bit. the side with the broken spring will wobble whereas the side with the good spring will not.
Put the screw back in to secure the sleeve and go order a replacement spring from Amazon. If you decide to have someone else do the work you will have the spring ready to go.
