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Zip Dee awning - williamcharrison - 09-28-2009 05:04 My ? 23' zip dee awning return spring broke and I am considering replacing the spring(s) myself (against the advice of fellow rv'ers). Has anyone on the forum done this? Also when I had the awning out during a rainstorm it leaked badly along an area that appeared to have been in contact with the cover. I checked and there are no holes in it, can you re-waterproof an area of the awning? Chuck Harrison 90 SP36 Akron, Ohio Zip Dee awning - daveyw66 - 09-28-2009 07:11 Chuck, I don't know about on this forum but a lot of us also belong to the W.O.G. Forum and I know there was a thread on there not too long ago about replacing the spring in the big ZipDee Awning, They did it as a show and tell at a rally. Real good description of how to do it, with some pictures. Dave Ward 80 FC 31 SB Mesa,AZ --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "williamcharrison" > > My ? 23' zip dee awning return spring broke and I am considering > replacing the spring(s) myself (against the advice of fellow rv'ers). Has anyone on the forum done this? Also when I had the awning out > during a rainstorm it leaked badly along an area that appeared to > have been in contact with the cover. I checked and there are no holes > in it, can you re-waterproof an area of the awning? > > Chuck Harrison > 90 SP36 > Akron, Ohio > Zip Dee awning - luckyron1 - 09-28-2009 08:54 I replaced our awning spring a couple of years ago. Even for me, a fairly simple job. I ordered the spring direct from Zip-dee. Try their web-site to get to the parts etc. --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "williamcharrison" > > My ? 23' zip dee awning return spring broke and I am considering > replacing the spring(s) myself (against the advice of fellow rv'ers). Has anyone on the forum done this? Also when I had the awning out > during a rainstorm it leaked badly along an area that appeared to > have been in contact with the cover. I checked and there are no holes > in it, can you re-waterproof an area of the awning? > > Chuck Harrison > 90 SP36 > Akron, Ohio > Zip Dee awning - jburgessx2@... - 09-28-2009 09:01 Has anyone tried replacing the fabric on the large awning themselves? My main awning needs replacement and it seems like a tougher job. But, it may be easier than I think. Jerry 85 PT40 Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile From: "luckyron1" Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:54:11 -0000 To: Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Zip Dee awning I replaced our awning spring a couple of years ago. Even for me, a fairly simple job. I ordered the spring direct from Zip-dee. Try their web-site to get to the parts etc. --- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "williamcharrison" > > My ? 23' zip dee awning return spring broke and I am considering > replacing the spring(s) myself (against the advice of fellow rv'ers). Has anyone on the forum done this? Also when I had the awning out > during a rainstorm it leaked badly along an area that appeared to > have been in contact with the cover. I checked and there are no holes > in it, can you re-waterproof an area of the awning? > > Chuck Harrison > 90 SP36 > Akron, Ohio > Zip Dee awning - Patticake - 09-28-2009 10:11 Ralph F. and I replaced the rivets in my awning several years ago. Same as the spring, which had to come out to be checked. Was fairly easy. Does require two people and two ladders. Can be done by one person, but two makes it easier. Zip Dee has all necessary parts. A word of caution, watch the spring tension(requires so many turns) and use steel rivets(not the supplied aluminum ones). Zip Dee can tell you about how many turns, but add a couple or more. Steve Gureasko 90WBWL401/2 Ponchatoula, La. Zip Dee awning - freewill2008 - 09-28-2009 10:18 When I bought a new Zip Dee last year, it was delivered with the spring relaxed, as yours must be if its broken. Assuming you can get the roller apart and install a new spring, retensioning the spring is easy. With the awning arms assembled and the awning extended, set the rear end of the awning on a ladder and take the rear arm apart. Use the portion of the arm still attached to the roller to wind up the spring clockwise. For 17'-19' awning try 17 turns. 20'-23' try 20 turns. You need to fine tune a turn or two to get the tension correct. Zip Dee provides pretty good directions, so you may get additional information from them when you order the spring. The awning mounting strip is sealed to the bus when installed. If the sealant fails, just get behind the awning from the top of the bus and apply a new bead of sealant. Regular silicon is not that good. Sika-flex is great, as is the competing marine sealant from 3M. Also, Dicor - the company that makes membrane RV roofs - sells a very good sealant. Its available from the PPL Motorhomes parts Web site. Bob Griesel '84 FC31 WLII WA --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "williamcharrison" > > My ? 23' zip dee awning return spring broke and I am considering > replacing the spring(s) myself (against the advice of fellow rv'ers). Has anyone on the forum done this? Also when I had the awning out > during a rainstorm it leaked badly along an area that appeared to > have been in contact with the cover. I checked and there are no holes > in it, can you re-waterproof an area of the awning? > > Chuck Harrison > 90 SP36 > Akron, Ohio > Zip Dee awning - David Ward - 09-28-2009 10:55
Zip Dee awning - Ralph - 09-28-2009 15:48 The tension rule of thumb is 1 turn for each foot of awning plus 4 to 7 extra turns. Caution as I have seen the rod get away and literally snap wrists. It happens so fast you can not get out of the way. Safe travels, Ralph & Charolette Fullenwider '84 FC35 "Ruff Diamond" Duncan, Oklahoma Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: "Patticake" <sgureasko@...> Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:11:23 To: Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Zip Dee Awning Ralph F. and I replaced the rivets in my awning several years ago. Same as the spring, which had to come out to be checked. Was fairly easy. Does require two people and two ladders. Can be done by one person, but two makes it easier. Zip Dee has all necessary parts. A word of caution, watch the spring tension(requires so many turns) and use steel rivets(not the supplied aluminum ones). Zip Dee can tell you about how many turns, but add a couple or more. Steve Gureasko 90WBWL401/2 Ponchatoula, La. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links |