Zip Dee Awning Question

[davidkerryedwards]

Without the spring, it will be hard to retract the awning because it will not
wind up on its
own.

Kerry
82 FC 35
Denver

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Strehle"
wrote:
>
> 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
> > >
> >
>