Zip Dee awning

[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

[daveyw66]

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"
wrote:
>
> 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
>

[luckyron1]

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"
wrote:
>
> 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
>

[jburgessx2@...]

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

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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" ...> wrote:
>
> 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
>

[Patticake]

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.

[freewill2008]

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"
wrote:
>
> 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
>

[David Ward]

I'll second what Steve said about being careful with the spring. I had to replace the rear arm on mine and not having two ladders I was standing on the tailgate of my 3/4 ton Chevy. Lost just a little bit of my grip and that arm threw me off that tailgate on my backside. Nothing hurt but my ego but I was more careful when I started winding it back up. Dave Ward 80 FC 31 SB Mesa, AZ --- On Mon, 9/28/09, Patticake <sgureasko@...> wrote: From: Patticake <sgureasko@...> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Zip Dee Awning To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, September 28, 2009, 10:11 PM 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.

[Ralph]

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
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-----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.



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