replacing spring in RV awning
Replaced my spring with a used spring a friend gave me but it seems to be binding up. My awning is a fiesta by Carefree and I do not know the brand of the replaced spring. It sled into my tube just fine but when I went to pull it out it just wanted to stretch the spring. I left it in and added the turns to both ends and put on the braces then attempted rewinding the awning but nothing happens and I released the lock and it seems to engage but that's all.
The used spring did not seem to wind properly as the other, it felt tight with only a few turns. I reversed the tension and added 12 turns with awning down. Unless someone has a better idea I will probably let off tension on both sides, rewind by hand and then add 8 turns on each end, and try that.
The used spring did not seem to wind properly as the other, it felt tight with only a few turns. I reversed the tension and added 12 turns with awning down. Unless someone has a better idea I will probably let off tension on both sides, rewind by hand and then add 8 turns on each end, and try that.
