Zip Dee Awning Question

[Keith Strehle]

No I haven't installed the spring. But I have done it before on one
of the window awnings. My question is more about how to push the
awning up into place once it is rolled down. It seemed like it was
harder than it should be? Maybe that's just the nature of the beast
or I'm missing out on some of the finer points? But I have owned
newer but less quality awnings that were much easier to deploy.

A fellow Bluebird owner will be here on Friday. Maybe I'll help him
set up and see how he does it? I should have the spring installed
and wound up nice and tight by then...

Keith
84FC35


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
wrote:
>
> Can you elaborate some more? Have you installed a new spring? The
power of the spring
> should retract the awning back up to the coach. When you put the
spring in the tube, you
> have to wind it up using the arm as a lever, then re-attach the arm
to the bottom section.
> You can control the amount of 'oomph' the spring has in retracting
the awning by winding
> it tighter or unwinding it a few turns. You need to be careful in
carrying out this
> operation, so you don't lose control of the spring. I did it while
standing on a stepladder.
>
> Kerry
> 82 FC 35
> Denver
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Strehle"
wrote:
> >
> > After freeing up one of the awning arms, I have gotten around to
the
> > spring replacement part of the job. I deployed the awning for
the
> > second time last night. First time I had to roll it up by hand.
> > Actually it kinda fell down. But it's in the deployed position.
Is
> > there a trick to lowering/raising these awnings into position?
It was
> > more work than I expected just to get it up. I had to use a step
> > ladder to reach the arm locking pins and pushing the awning up
into
> > place was not easy.
> >
> > Any advice from the group would be appreciated.
> >
> > Keith
> > 84FC35
> >
>