How To Install Tension Rod Awning

Secure the canopy using one 6 x 3 8 hex head screw on both sides.

How to install tension rod awning. 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. The butyl tape will help keep out moisture and prevent leaks. Rotate this leg clockwise as many times as you did the front leg. Install an rv awning video demonstration step 1 place butyl tape cam25013 along the back of your extrusion rail.

A 1 8 cotter pin can be inserted in each torsion assembly for positive locking of the roller tube. Now that you are going to re tension the spring it s time to insert it back after you have reinstalled the torsion assembly. Slide the awning fabric or roller cover out of the awning rail. Step 2 with a helper hold the extrusion rail against the rv in the location of your choice.

Insure the arm top centered with the main support arm. Now flip the lever to the rolled up position and carefully unroll the awning. When you release the tension in the spring the cotter pin that is inserted in the holes in the awning arms are removed. Align pivot directly behind and bottom bracket.

Installing a spring curtain tension rod is simple and easy to do. It doesn t matter which end of the rod you start with. With your free hand tighten the knob on the upper tensioning arm. Firmly plant the vice grips on the right awning leg s bracket.

Place one end of the tension rod against one end of the wall. Release the spring tension of the awning. To keep the awnings from unwinding during this step be sure the cam lock lever is in the roll down position. Using an awning stake.

Place one end against the wall in your bathroom where you want to install it. Repeat this step with the other tensioning arm. Keep a firm grip on the vice grips and lift them slightly to release pressure from the awning control lever. You should now be at the rear of the awning facing the front.

So reattach the front leg to the side of the rv and raise it up a bit. While standing in front of the awning pull the awning tube downward and toward yourself. With this type of curtain rod there is no drilling no tools and no screws required. The cotter pins are the ones that lock the spring tension securely while taking down the rv awning.

Secure awning to awning rail 7. Install bottom brackets place top pivot in position over awning rail from below snap the patio foot on the bottom of the inner arm into the as shown in fig. Hold the cushion against the tile or drywall with your nondominant hand. The fabric should now be taught.