I have a 2007 jayco 30 5bhs fifth wheel with a 20 foot awning.
Rv awning control lever broken.
That usually indicates that the spring is broken or has come loose.
So when you pull the strap to unroll the awning it does not ratchet click.
Locking lever will not release when pulled forward by pull rod awning down.
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Rotating the awning the opposite direction that you want it to go will take the pressure off and allow the lever to turn if it s not broken internally.
Extend the awning out approximately 1 foot and prop it in place with the board for now.
Reattach your vise grips to the roller tube brackets and clip the awning control lever to the rolled down position and rotate the spring counterclockwise to re tighten it.
Lastly it could be the gears in the motor housing.
Locking lever on a e awning not engaging properly.
Could be a bad strut that is hard to collapse grab the awning while out and try pushing in by hand.
Step 2 lock spring tension.
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The ratchet mechanism when you deploy the awning does not work.
This has happened once or twice in the past and i assumed it was too much tension on the lever.
Rv trailer awning is in rolled up position.
Same thing when you go to roll the awning up.
You have to remove the torsion assy in order to get that.
Something is broken inside and the lever does not engage when moved to the open position.
Release the travel locks on the awning arms and release the cam lock if it still holds at all.
Insert a cotter pin through the inner shaft at the end tube to lock the spring.
My a e awning is open and i can t get the roll up roll down lever to move.
I usually don t open it till the last click to try to keep some tension off.
There can be an obstruction in the arms or rust build up on the strut.
Usually the clicking are the gears skipping.
When doing this be sure to keep a tight hold of the vise grip and count exactly the same number of rotations as when you removed the spring earlier.
If this is hard to do it could be the strut.
