Position so the pole pushes the awning out adding tension to the fabric.
Sunchaser awning spring tension.
Now that you are going to re tension the spring it s time to insert it back after you have reinstalled the torsion assembly.
If you over tighten the spring it will break.
If you are satisfied move on.
Awning tension tips your awning may have arrows at the ends of the roller tube that indicate which way to rotate the arms.
Improper release of this spring tension can result in damage to the awning severe per sonal injury or both.
This is necessary to reposition the new torsion fabric or roller tube exactly the same when the new part is installed.
Only rotate the legs one or two turns at a time and don t do more than 4 or 5 total.
Special aluminum poles often accompany the rv awning for this use.
Push the aluminum pole in its extended length up to the rv wall and down to the lip of the awning under the awning itself.
Mark or make note of the location of the fabric and the end cap on the roller tube.
The sunchaser has all the dometic qualities rvers have trusted for years in a full featured easy to operate manual awning at an affordable price.
If not then repeat the previous steps.
Automatic fabric tensioning and ergonomically designed lock knobs make it a breeze to operate.
Place the step stool near the lip of the awning.
Although you must trim plastic tab from inside of end cap.
You do not need to put the screws back in.
For proper awning operation the roller tube is under spring tension from the torsion assemblies.
Roll the awning back up to observe how tight it is.
Easy replacement for sunchaser awning.
When you release the tension in the spring the cotter pin that is inserted in the holes in the awning arms are removed.
This method may be slightly less effective but it s easier if you have no one to help.
Make sure the torsion spring has been relieved of its tension see section c 2.
The cotter pins are the ones that lock the spring tension securely while taking down the rv awning.
View a complete step by step instructional tutorial for replacement of a new or damaged solera manual awning spring assembly.
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