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