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Old 07-06-2017, 06:51 PM   #1
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Default Awning arm repair

New to computers, new to hi/ lo, So had a broken awning arm latch, bent internal arm. I removed arm, straighten, cleaned up distorted metal. I bent a 6 inch trough, pressed fit to the awning arm, attached with 8 10/32 flathead screws. Finally paint.
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Old 07-06-2017, 08:11 PM   #2
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We were able to get an awning latch at our RV dealer. Another time we had good luck getting parts from Carefree of Colorado. Our awning is from 1990 and they had the parts when we did battle with a severe wind storm and lost. Last camp out one kind member of our club ran over to tell us a storm might be coming and we put the awning away. The storm never happened. Better safe than sorry.
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The tube where the latch attached was broken out so nothing to attach latch to
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DBec, welcome! If you can figure out how to do it, pictures of your repair would be very useful for all of us. Glad you were able to fix it.

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The tube where the latch attached was broken out so nothing to attach latch to
Plan to totally remove the Awning on my newly acquired 2600TFB, but notice one Latch on it is broken as well. However, with the screw down clamps, they really are no problem to bypass.

Though I've installed them on Patios for other people, and much larger at that, I personally have used an 18' x 24' Custom Truck Tarp for a large area with 8' support Poles and Carpeting and never had an awning on my Hi-Lo.
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Bruce, the hardware on the awnings is made of very brittle "pot" metal. I broke a couple of mine when I backed the trailer too close to a fence. Fortunately, I found replacements online.

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Bruce, the hardware on the awnings is made of very brittle "pot" metal. I broke a couple of mine when I backed the trailer too close to a fence. Fortunately, I found replacements online.

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But, was it really any more difficult to use the Awning without them? If my West Nile Brain recalls correctly, in the recent past, someone else Posted about just Bypassing a broken one with the Screw Down Knobs? I know that's all I had to do when I checked mine out.

The only problem I had was the damaged arm due to the previous Owner Catching and bending the lower rear Bracket.
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I don't think I could have used my awning with the broken fittings. The rear arm was hanging free from the top (no longer attached at the bottom end). It would not have been safe to travel with it that way.

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... The rear arm was hanging free from the top (no longer attached at the bottom end)...

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Hmm! This one was/is still attached, and "was" difficult to get loose at the top!
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We'll redo on previous post got everything put back together and discovered the internal latching system was stripped pulled of end cap took all parts to local rv dealer (prairie camper sales Prarrie du Chine WI)very helpful got all the parts I needed used for less than 80.$ put end on awning tube next main support tube was to long so measure twice cut once set up in milling machine cut new slot for release lever ready to go,all the threads on the forum were very helpful couldn't have done the job without you Thank You
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