Rv Awning Lock Lever Broken

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Rv awning lock lever broken.

September 01 2009 08 27 58 pm i went to open and use my awning yesterday and found that the direction lever spring has broken. That usually indicates that the spring is broken or has come loose. The rv is a fleetwood discovery model35m mfg 2005. Remove the awning fabric from the awning arms and then remove the tops of the arms to access the torsion assembly.

The awning will not go up. To replace the cam lock disassemble the awning assembly completely. I have an rv with an oasis model 973eu56 i05u oasis elite power door awning. You have to remove the torsion assy in order to get that.

Now detach the front awning leg from the side of the rv and stand it up. I can still roll up and down ok but the lever does not stay locked in either the up or down positions. It is important to allows take every safety precaution available when working with an rv awning. Without the support arm in place the leg will want to fall down.

Ok this all started with a broken window from storms. The rv forum community. Locking lever on a e awning not engaging properly. I can move my travel lock lever on my dometic awning both ways but my awning is still locked in the rolled up position.

Go to the back awning leg and raise the upper section quite a bit. The right side forward most arm for the awning comes down in front of this window and instead of unrolling the awning to access the window i just unlatched the arm from the bottom and swung it out. The lever will answered by a verified rv mechanic. This is my awning roller lock 6 of 1 4 steel rod with 3 4.