With the cam locks and the travel locks undone you can now go ahead and open the awning.
How to roll up an awning on an rv.
So with your rod go to the center of your awning and you should see a strap.
In order for the canopy fabric to remain straight and roll up square and evenly unfortunately the tube will need to be replaced.
With the help of your awning rod pull the lever of the cam lockdown till you see it in the roll down position which you can read on the writing on the cam lock of the awning.
It s best to check your rv awning manual to determine the number of turns you ll need winding up your spring.
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Some can be manipulated somewhat but will always show evidence of the damage.
Push the locking lever into the roll up position.
Step 3 holding the strap with either your hand or the awning rod depending on your model walk forward so that the awning rolls up against the rv.
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For hybrid awnings that don t lower down as far as standard awnings use the awning rod to push the lever into the proper position.
Once you ve decided that you need to replace your rv roll up awning it s time to do your research.
I did a previous video for my shower awning it worked for a year i tried an easier and more sturdy design this time and all for roughly 25 total and 2hrs la.
To my knowledge there is no method in the aftermarket of straightening a bent extruded aluminum awning roller tube.
An rver asks gary bunzer the rv doctor why the awning on his recreational vehicle will not retract evenly and what he can do to f.