Re Tension Dometic Awning

The cotter pins are the ones that lock the spring tension securely while taking down the rv awning.

Re tension dometic awning.

I got the first panel done and assumed that all i had to do was wind the entire tube 8 turns etc. You can leave the support arms hanging freely but it might help to simply slide the stops back into the leg channel. Slip the end of the support arm back into the tension arm and tighten the screws. When you release the tension in the spring the cotter pin that is inserted in the holes in the awning arms are removed.

Dometic door awnings are available in white black champagne and silver as well as in manual and electric versions. You do not need to put the screws back in. Its wide canopy provides cover for the door and side window to protect both your entryway and you while you re looking for your keys. 1 lower the awning so the roller tube is as close to the ground as possible.

Step 1 prepare to re insert the cotter pin. Remove the 2 phillips head screws from the bottom end of the outer section. The tension arms are what you adjust to make the awning taut after it has been lowered. We should test the tension before doing anything else.

If it s suitable you re finished. View a complete step by step instructional tutorial for replacement of a new or damaged solera manual awning spring assembly. Loosen the tension knob you tightened at the beginning of the process. 2 the support arm consists of an outer and inner section.

For more information call 5. I am making a new fabric panel to replace the 2002 tablecloth fabric that disintegrated. The dometic door awning is totally enclosed in an all metal case.