Loosen the left arm pull it out just enough to clear the slide.
A e awning spring tension.
Facing the awning the arm on the left has the rewind spring.
The cotter pins are the ones that lock the spring tension securely while taking down the rv awning.
It also allows one person set up of the awning by preventing.
Remove the bolt that holds the end cap to the awning arm lift the awning and end cap out of the awning arm while a helper supports the awning and rotate the vice grips to relieve the tension of the spring noting how many turns it takes to do this.
If not turn arm one more turn.
Be very careful there is a lot of tension on the arm.
This is a quick and easy fix that requires just a few.
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With great ease turn the arm counter clock wise.
It might be time to adjust the tension.
What make of awning is this while my awning is an a e model 8500 this should work just as well on any a e awning and i think that you can adapt it to a carefree or other manufacturer.
Has it had a lot of water pooled in it or maybe it is just somewhat old.
One turn may give you the desired tension.
The process is fairly simple but having someone to assist you in making the adjustments makes it easier.
In most cases readjusting the tension in the springs solves the problem.
This should increase the tension on the awning.
Does it struggle to roll up tightly or straight.
Rv awning tension adjustment.
This procedure took me 20 minutes for the front spring and 10 minutes for the rear.
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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 right hand torsion end cap contains a cam assembly which prevents the awning from billowing or unrolling during travel.
A e awning tension the torsion assembly has a wound coil spring which provides tension on the roller tube to roll the awning up into the travel position.
Has your rv awning been sagging.
When you release the tension in the spring the cotter pin that is inserted in the holes in the awning arms are removed.