Make sure it will not fall out.
Carefree slide out awning tension adjustment.
There are two main manufacturers of slide topper awnings dometic a e and carefree of colorado.
You do not need to put the screws back in.
Remove end cap or mount.
The roller has a spring in it.
The cotter pins are the ones that lock the spring tension securely while taking down the rv awning.
On the right side remove the two 10 x 1 2 screws from the mounting bracket.
Put a cotter pin in the hole.
Usually takes 2 people.
We should test the tension before doing anything else.
You can leave the support arms hanging freely but it might help to simply slide the stops back into the leg channel.
Look for the pin hole near end of roller.
If you visit the links i just mentioned you will find that depending on the model that you can download a manual that will walk you through adjusting the tension of your slideout topper awnings.
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Reattach the rear awning leg and lower both leg sections completely.
Now that you are going to re tension the spring it s time to insert it back after you have reinstalled the torsion assembly.
Step 5 push the foam pieces up and under the bottom lip of the awning to provide further support and tension to the fabric if needed.
Replace worn fabric on your old awning and add shade for a window or protection for a slide.
Companion awnings shade windows and doors and slideout covers keep dirt and debris out of the workings of an rv s sliding extensions.
Roller should now be free of mounting hardware.
Remove the two fabric retaining screws from the awning rail.
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.
Adjusting slide topper awnings is fairly simple.
Hold the roller tube and slide the right endcap assembly out and away from the roller tube.
If your rv slide out awning is equipped with an air bladder use the internal air pump and flip the switch to on to inflate and add tension to the fabric.
Roll up topper on roller.
