How To Install Tension Rod Awning

It doesn t matter which end of the rod you start with.

How to install tension rod awning. The butyl tape will help keep out moisture and prevent leaks. Rotate this leg clockwise as many times as you did the front leg. 2 1 for vinyl awnings place screw through awning rail polyrod and canopy approximately 1 in from the end of the fabric. To keep the awnings from unwinding during this step be sure the cam lock lever is in the roll down position.

Align pivot directly behind and bottom bracket. Slide the awning fabric or roller cover out of the awning rail. The cotter pins are the ones that lock the spring tension securely while taking down the rv awning. Insure the arm top centered with the main support arm.

Keep a firm grip on the vice grips and lift them slightly to release pressure from the awning control lever. Place one end of the tension rod against one end of the wall. Now that you are going to re tension the spring it s time to insert it back after you have reinstalled the torsion assembly. The fabric should now be taught.

Roll the awning in and out several times to make sure that the fabric is square on the roller tube. With this type of curtain rod there is no drilling no tools and no screws required. Install an rv awning video demonstration step 1 place butyl tape cam25013 along the back of your extrusion rail. Secure awning to awning rail 7.

With your free hand tighten the knob on the upper tensioning arm. A 1 8 cotter pin can be inserted in each torsion assembly for positive locking of the roller tube. Repeat this step with the other tensioning arm. 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.

Place one end against the wall in your bathroom where you want to install it. Firmly plant the vice grips on the right awning leg s bracket. Now flip the lever to the rolled up position and carefully unroll the awning. Release the spring tension of the awning.

Installing a spring curtain tension rod is simple and easy to do. 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. When you release the tension in the spring the cotter pin that is inserted in the holes in the awning arms are removed. Hold the cushion against the tile or drywall with your nondominant hand.

Secure the canopy using one 6 x 3 8 hex head screw on both sides. Using an awning stake. So reattach the front leg to the side of the rv and raise it up a bit. Your awning can be secured by using an awning stake and tie down straps.