Rv Slide Awning Adjustment

Adjusting slide topper awnings is fairly simple.

Rv slide awning adjustment.

Place the step stool near the lip. One turn may give you the desired tension. Facing the awning the arm on the left has the rewind spring. Dear chris the awning over my slide out is sagging on one end the other end is tight as both ends should be.

Usually takes 2 people. Make sure it will not fall out. Step up to the awning and clear out any leaves or twigs from the awning seam. If not turn arm one more turn.

Roll up topper on roller. I have dometic slide toppers on my allegro 35qba that are pooling water. Lower the rear leg detach it from the rv and prop it up on the ladder like we did for the front leg in the previous steps. Remove end cap or mount.

With great ease turn the arm counter clock wise. So reattach the front leg to the side of the rv and raise it up a bit. This should increase the tension on the awning. Be very careful there is a lot of tension on the arm.

An rver asks gary bunzer the rv doctor why the awning on his recreational vehicle will not retract evenly and what he can do to f. Run slide in about 12. Loosen the left arm pull it out just enough to clear the slide. I ve searched everywhere for instructions on how too tighten them but found nothing other than installation or awning fabric replacement instructions.

Put a cotter pin in the hole. How to adjust the tension on an rv slide out awning step 1. Slide topper tension adjustment. Level the rig using its jacks and level system.

Look for the pin hole near end of roller. You should now be at the rear of the awning facing the front. Subscribe now for our next rv living experience sharing. Roller should now be free of mounting hardware.

The roller has a spring in it.