Awning arms seem bent and dont seat and the rear sticks out

Question

I have pretty good size, about 22 ft, awning on my toy hauler. The awning is electric and the arms seem to be bent at the middle and the front one does not seat completely and the rear is out about 1 inch from seating. It has been like this for about two years and does not seem to cause a problem when towing. I noticed the awning seems to be off just a bit when rolling up but very little. I have noticed the front arm over the last year seems to opening odd in the bend area does not kick out for quite a bit then seems to go. The back one does fine. It looks like I have the front pulled down then it pops out to normal height. I think it is related to the hydraulic arms as far as the extension but am really concerned the awning does not seat on the side of the toy hauler completely.
Any ideas?

cyntdon2010 · Answer

the hydraulic arms (I call it a push rod).anyone know how to install those? I have the same issue

newman_fulltime · Answer

You fabric is out of alighnmant and needs readjusting

dutchmensport · Answer

newman fulltimer wrote:You fabric is out of alighnmant and needs readjusting2x!You need to open the awning completely and then make sure the fabric is square to the camper (which it should be). But the the awning attached to the roller need to be moved to make it square to the fabric. The fabric slides in the awning tube. A gentle tug with one hand and a gentle push with the other will be sufficient to nudge it a little. Keep repeating till you get the fabric square to the arms and the to roller again. My previous camper was notorious for loosing it's square on the awning. I watched for the uneven movement of the arms and that was an indicator it was (tug and push time) again. My awning was manual, but it's the same principle with electric or manual. If they are out of align, the arms won't retract right or tight against the camper.

murphsmom · Answer

Apologies in advance....but when I read your topic line, all I could think of was that maybe your awning was doing the Funky Chicken!

sdcampowneroper · Answer

. Both replies are right, niether explains the procedure to fix it. In your top rail and on your roller you will find a screw at each end that holds the fabric in place to keep it in 'time' through the fabric and its hem sown rope into the rig channel or the tube.
I suspect that at one or the other, a screw has failed to hold the fabric, allowing the awning to move out of 'time' forward or back. Mfgrs use sdst screws to secure fabrics, yet if the builder misses penetration of the rope hem with that screw, then it could mitigate an out of time.
Look for unequal spacing to narrow it down.

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