We'd take a very close look at all elements on that rear arm and try to figure out if, when retracting the awning with the lock nut engaged, something got pushed/squished out of alignment. Once the structure of the arm is confirmed, if you're still having the problem, it could be a result of the fabric being pulled out of square. where one of the attachment points (side of RV or roller tube) got pulled forward/backward. When that happens, the fabric rolls up misaligned (when rolled up, on one end you'll see the concentric roll of the edge of the fabric, and on the other end it will be an "inverted cone"). If you see that, you need to pull the fabric so that it rolls up straight. With the awning extended, you can either pull the fabric on the tube toward the arm on the end where you could see the concentric rolls. or pull the fabric at the attachment on the wall of the RV toward the arm where you saw the "inverted cone" of fabric. You just want to make sure that, once done, the fabric is centered on the roller tube (you can measure from the end cap to the edge of the fabric on each end of the roller to see how close they are). It can take some repeated adjustments, roll the awning in/out, re-adjust. before it's perfect.Īnd if THAT doesn't do it, we'd suggest reaching out Tyler at Tough Top Awnings to see if he has any input (HE'S the expert on awnings!).
Hi Kenny! Sorry you had trouble! You shouldn’t need to completely undo and unroll the awning in order to add more tension. Just unroll it a bit like at the beginning of the video. Then pin the left-hand end so it doesn’t unroll (leaving the right-hand side in “Extend” mode so the spring is ratcheted and won’t unwind on you). and remove the screw that holds the awning bracket to the left-hand arm. Using a cloth and pliers to hold the left-hand awning bracket, you should be able to remove the pin and then add a winding or two to the spring before putting the pin back in and re-installing the bracket onto the arm. Since you re-tightened the spring on the right-hand side during the fabric replacement, we’d guess adding a couple of turns to the left-hand spring should fix things, but you might have to tighten both. You’ll want to keep the tension in both springs fairly consistent, so the awning doesn’t roll up unevenly.
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