dometic awning question on rewinding
not an awning expert so need some help. I have an 8500 series awning and it had a damaged spring. On replacing the spring and rewinding (8 revolutions is required), do I rewind just one end or both ...
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lj2654 wrote:
I just replaced all my awning fabrics. Whoever had them off before me never rewound them properly and had very little tension. Now they are correct and pull down and retract so much better. Yes, both sides need to be wound the same.
Exactly and this is what happens if you follow the instructions to the letter. The manufacturer puts more turns into them than what the manual states. I have no idea why they do this in their manuals but they do.
I put a couple more turns into mine but it still isn't as tight as it was from the factory.
If you count them as it unrolls, you'll find the number is somewhat arbitrary and there are even a different number of turns from side to side.
