Rv Awning Spring Tightening

Tighten the springs once the arms are free rest the center of the roller tube on something like a six foot ladder that will support the awning and that is tall enough for you to put the support arms in an upright position with a little bit of ground clearance.

Rv awning spring tightening.

Tighten it so the tension arm stays in place. When you release the tension in the spring the cotter pin that is inserted in the holes in the awning arms are removed. Roll the awning back up to observe how tight it is. You do not need to put the screws back in.

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The cotter pins are the ones that lock the spring tension securely while taking down the rv awning. Now that you are going to re tension the spring it s time to insert it back after you have reinstalled the torsion assembly. Only rotate the legs one or two turns at a time and don t do more than 4 or 5 total.