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brndracefan
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Jul 21, 2014

Awning question 2002 coleman with replacement roof

I have a 2002 coleman Utah with the updated aluminum roof. On my last trip the awning railing fell off the roof. To my surprise, the rail which the awning bag slides into was only glued on. There was one bead of adhesive the length of the rail. I went to the dealer to purchase a tube of this adhesive and they had no idea what was used. I've looked around the forums and I find lots of answers to glueing on plastic rails to the old plastic roofs, but nothing for metal rails on metal roofs. I would prefer not to mix up an epoxy because the rail is 10 feet long and it would take too long to mix it and spread it. I would prefer a tube of something I could run a quick bead down and stick it on. Any help would be appreciated.
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  • bondebond's avatar
    bondebond
    Explorer
    Jul 26, 2014
    Too later. We're on the road even now. 162 miles from Limon. I have had the awning flip up numerous times and keep meaning to add the Velcro. I will get that on this trip. I will hit DIA on Sunday and Thurs of this.coming week. I'll wave as I go by your house. Dang thin air!
  • JLTN_James's avatar
    JLTN_James
    Explorer
    Jul 25, 2014
    E, I would add a couple of small screws to secure the awining to the rail, especially before your next trip to the highlands (a.k.a. Colorado).

    I've had wind flip the bag up on top of the trailer while driving. I put three 2"x4" pieces of industrial velcro behind the bag to reduce the flip-up. I don't want to know what would have happened without the screws keeping it from sliding in the rail.
  • BudRock's avatar
    BudRock
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    Jul 22, 2014
    Yes, every Pop up I have owned had screws to hold the awning in the track so it would not fly out while driving down the road. One small screw at each end of the awning track.
  • shfd739's avatar
    shfd739
    Explorer
    Jul 22, 2014
    Put 3M marine adhesive behind the rail. Our rail did the same back in the fall and was only attached with glue. So far we've used it 3 times since using the marine adhesive and it's still strong.
  • bondebond's avatar
    bondebond
    Explorer
    Jul 22, 2014
    J, I don't have any screws to keep my awning in the rail. They decided to let gravity do the job. I can slide it out of the rail from either end. At 14 feet, I don't do it very often. Only once, in fact.

    And mine does have a bead of caulk as well as screws into the aluminum roof.
  • JLTN_James's avatar
    JLTN_James
    Explorer
    Jul 21, 2014
    I'll double check tonight but I'm pretty sure the awning rail on my 2005 Fleetwood is screwed into the roof. I have the aluminum roof also. There's adhesive on the back to create a watertight seal around the screws and to help prevent water from flowing under the rail and thus under the canopy. At the very least, there should be two screws holding the awing bag into the rail.
  • bondebond's avatar
    bondebond
    Explorer
    Jul 21, 2014
    I'm sorry, but I have no experience with only using adhesive on that rail. My suggestion would be to use Liquid Nails construction adhesive. If it were me, I would lay down masking tape on either side of the rail lengthwise so that when the Liquid Nails or whatever adhesive you use oozes out of the side, it goes onto the tape and helps make a cleaner line after you remove the tape. There's a few sealants that might do the trick but it's probably the same thing Fleetwood used in the first place that failed. With that much length, you will still have to work fast and a partner with another tube starting from the other end will make for a more successful time of it.

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