That Dometic left arm replacement on my canopy/awning
I have a travel trailer where I barely clipped the rear, left arm assembly on my Dometic automatic awning.
I've ordered the replacement assembly for the 15 footer, and in pulling the old unit off, there was a prewound up spring that lost all of it's tension from when the awning was pretty much all the way closed up, perhaps only a foot from fully closed.
I assume I am either going to have to wind it back up and install it into the arm, which direction, clockwise, or counter clockwise, and how many turns, or, I have to install the bracket completely first, all screws, then with the left side not mounted, unfurl the whole doggone thing fully extended, and then slip the spring back in place.
Any one have any experience in the best way to R&R these items. It has a gas cartridge inside, and the Dometic part number is 3312487.022B ... Price: $289.98. It's the side without the electric motor.
I've ordered the replacement assembly for the 15 footer, and in pulling the old unit off, there was a prewound up spring that lost all of it's tension from when the awning was pretty much all the way closed up, perhaps only a foot from fully closed.
I assume I am either going to have to wind it back up and install it into the arm, which direction, clockwise, or counter clockwise, and how many turns, or, I have to install the bracket completely first, all screws, then with the left side not mounted, unfurl the whole doggone thing fully extended, and then slip the spring back in place.
Any one have any experience in the best way to R&R these items. It has a gas cartridge inside, and the Dometic part number is 3312487.022B ... Price: $289.98. It's the side without the electric motor.
