When the manual awning is fully pulled away from TT and the short slide arms/rails are extended now ready to be raised up on each side I have difficulty in pushing the arm/rails up. I do not extend one side fully then the other. Just extend a little on one side then the other. It is still hard to push the arms/rails up to the fullest even at short extensions. The rails appear to be free of dirt/grim. Can a lubricant be sprayed on them to make it slide up/out easier? Any suggestions appreciated on how to extend them with ease even if a lubricant should not be used. Thanks in advance.

If they are that hard to extend I would definately use a spray lubricant. I can see no reason not to.

Are you undoing the arm locks (rafter knob) before trying to raise them?I use a silicone spray occasionally.....not because they are difficult but because I don't like the chatter when sliding the rafter up/down channel

maybe the awning arm has been bent a little, or maybe the awning is just heavy… How big is it???raising one side part way then the other side farther is common for many people…

Old-Biscuit wrote:Are you undoing the arm locks (rafter knob) before trying to raise them?You do slide them all the way up and latch them in place, then tighten the rafter know, right?Ours has an odd flexing piece on the end. If it is in a bind, it sticks.When raising the awning up, we stand facing the camper with the locking handle near our hip and put it up a couple notches at a time, then the other side.

With the knobs loose does the knob push up and down freely into the hole? The knob most likely threads into a square nut that uses the sides of the rafter to prevent it spinning. If the knob gets over tightened it can cause the square nut to slip and sit corner to corner inside the track. This would have the effect of swelling the sides of the track and causing a bind. If that happens the know won't push freely up and down in the hole.

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DiskDoctr
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Aug 20, 2013
Old-Biscuit wrote:
Are you undoing the arm locks (rafter knob) before trying to raise them?

You do slide them all the way up and latch them in place, then tighten the rafter know, right?

Ours has an odd flexing piece on the end. If it is in a bind, it sticks.

When raising the awning up, we stand facing the camper with the locking handle near our hip and put it up a couple notches at a time, then the other side.
JJBIRISH
Explorer
Aug 20, 2013
maybe the awning arm has been bent a little, or maybe the awning is just heavy… How big is it???

raising one side part way then the other side farther is common for many people…
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Aug 20, 2013
Are you undoing the arm locks (rafter knob) before trying to raise them?

I use a silicone spray occasionally.....not because they are difficult but because I don't like the chatter when sliding the rafter up/down channel
Road_Runners
Explorer
Aug 20, 2013
If they are that hard to extend I would definately use a spray lubricant. I can see no reason not to.

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