Zip Dee awning

[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
>