Zip Dee Awning Question

[Don Bradner]

I think, although it is unclear, that he is talking about the arms and not the
awning itself. Deploying, not rolling back up.

Don Bradner
90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
Eureka, CA

On 6/11/2007 at 10:47 PM davidkerryedwards wrote:

>Without the spring, it will be hard to retract the awning because it will
>not wind up on its
>own.
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>Kerry
>82 FC 35
>Denver
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>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Strehle"
> wrote:
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>> 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
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>> --- 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
>> > >
>> >
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Don Bradner
90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
Eureka, CA