How To Install Tension Rod Awning

2 1 for vinyl awnings place screw through awning rail polyrod and canopy approximately 1 in from the end of the fabric.

How to install tension rod awning.

With your free hand tighten the knob on the upper tensioning arm. Your awning can be secured by using an awning stake and tie down straps. Place one end of the tension rod against one end of the wall. Secure the canopy using one 6 x 3 8 hex head screw on both sides.

Keep a firm grip on the vice grips and lift them slightly to release pressure from the awning control lever. Now that you are going to re tension the spring it s time to insert it back after you have reinstalled the torsion assembly. You should now be at the rear of the awning facing the front. Release the spring tension of the awning.

Insure the arm top centered with the main support arm. It doesn t matter which end of the rod you start with. Roll the awning in and out several times to make sure that the fabric is square on the roller tube. Rotate this leg clockwise as many times as you did the front leg.

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. With this type of curtain rod there is no drilling no tools and no screws required. Hold the cushion against the tile or drywall with your nondominant hand. Now flip the lever to the rolled up position and carefully unroll the awning.

Repeat this step with the other tensioning arm. Using an awning stake. A 1 8 cotter pin can be inserted in each torsion assembly for positive locking of the roller tube. So reattach the front leg to the side of the rv and raise it up a bit.

Firmly plant the vice grips on the right awning leg s bracket. Install an rv awning video demonstration step 1 place butyl tape cam25013 along the back of your extrusion rail. Align pivot directly behind and bottom bracket. To keep the awnings from unwinding during this step be sure the cam lock lever is in the roll down position.

While standing in front of the awning pull the awning tube downward and toward yourself. 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. Step 2 with a helper hold the extrusion rail against the rv in the location of your choice. Installing a spring curtain tension rod is simple and easy to do.

The butyl tape will help keep out moisture and prevent leaks. The fabric should now be taught. The cotter pins are the ones that lock the spring tension securely while taking down the rv awning. When you release the tension in the spring the cotter pin that is inserted in the holes in the awning arms are removed.