Step up to the awning and clear out any leaves or twigs from the awning seam.
Rv slide awning adjustment.
Put a cotter pin in the hole.
Remove end cap or mount.
One turn may give you the desired tension.
Adjusting slide topper awnings is fairly simple.
You should now be at the rear of the awning facing the front.
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Slide topper tension adjustment.
Dear chris the awning over my slide out is sagging on one end the other end is tight as both ends should be.
Be very careful there is a lot of tension on the arm.
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.
If not turn arm one more turn.
Is there a way to adjust the tension on the end of.
Run slide in about 12.
Place the step stool near the lip.
Facing the awning the arm on the left has the rewind spring.
Make sure it will not fall out.
Roller should now be free of mounting hardware.
The roller has a spring in it.
Look for the pin hole near end of roller.
So reattach the front leg to the side of the rv and raise it up a bit.
I ve searched everywhere for instructions on how too tighten them but found nothing other than installation or awning fabric replacement instructions.
Roll up topper on roller.
Park the rv and set the brake.
This should increase the tension on the awning.
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.
Usually takes 2 people.
How to adjust the tension on an rv slide out awning step 1.
I have dometic slide toppers on my allegro 35qba that are pooling water.
Loosen the left arm pull it out just enough to clear the slide.