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Originally Posted by Stevhop

I tried holding switch until it went beyond but it will not roll up, (also when unrolling.....once it starts it will unroll the rest of the way itself). Am I right in thinking that there is not enough tension on the spring? If so then to put more tension on the spring I should roll up till about a foot from the top..slid a pin through to hold..remove arm, clamp on vice grips and wind approx 8 turns, slid in pin and reattach. Do I have that right?
So now if I press retract let it roll till it is all the way, out keep pressing retract it should roll back up...yes...no?

Almost. You will want the correct total amount of turns for your awning. If you need to rewind it then you will need to completely unwind it first so that you know the exact number of full turns starting from a relaxed spring. 8-10 full turns is typically about right for an electric awning.