Awning issues June 23, 2020, 04:41:53 pm Took our first trip of 2020.When the wife went to lower the awning, it had seemed to have unspooled all the way. When she went to release it, it fell out all the way. It usually winds down. I decided to look at out awning based on another thread talking about the "shock absorbers" and both of ours are gone. I never bothered to look closer before, so not sure how long it's been like this. Would them being in the current state cause the unspooling?I'll pull the part number from the other thread and order them.Also, ever since we got the rig, the awning has never closed completely on the front. I usually push it in by hand, but when we finish traveling, it's always popped out a bit. I'm assuming the way it's supposed to work is that when you roll it down, it comes right out, and when you roll it up, it's supposed to close all the way. Is this correct?
Re: Awning issues Reply #1 – June 23, 2020, 06:23:53 pm Quote from: henness - June 23, 2020, 04:41:53 pmAlso, ever since we got the rig, the awning has never closed completely on the front. I usually push it in by hand, but when we finish traveling, it's always popped out a bit. I'm assuming the way it's supposed to work is that when you roll it down, it comes right out, and when you roll it up, it's supposed to close all the way. Is this correct?The plastic shock absorbers are wear items and often are bad on older Fiamma awnings.Both of them being broken will definitely cause problems. Information below.Fiamma awning problems and fixes | FlickrWhen Fiamma awnings do not close completely, the awning's fabric has slightly stretched more on one side than the other.2004 and newer Fiamma awnings have a red wheel on the left side of the roller that slightly increases or decreases the roller's diameter. It is adjusted until the cover closes evenly and completely.Older awnings, such as yours, do not have an adjustment, instead, the roller diameter, at the end that does not come in completely, can be increased by laying short pieces of duct tape along the outer edge of the awning's fabric, starting where the fabric attaches to the roller. This slightly increases the roller's outer diameter and pulls in a little more fabric on each revolution of the roller. It's a primitive way of adjusting but that's how it's done.Larry 2 Likes
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