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Originally posted by Sweetfire
...My mark came out overlapping one of the rivets that hold on the end cap. ..... It works but the hole is larger than it should be (because the rivet fell out) and there is a little more play in the system then I would like. I may replace the end cap this winter. ....
Sweetfire,
A suggestion for you:
Rather than replace the end cap, you could just drill out all the rivets, rotate the existing end cap so a fresh spot appeared where you wanted the awning lock hole to be, then reattach the cap with rivets. You could probably reuse the old rivet holes --if you didn't enlarge them with the drilling process.
Then mark the location of the pin, mark the location for the pin's hole, drill the pilot hole, then drill the fresh, new, neat, 3/8" hole for the pin.
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I will probably post this another place on this forum, but since I'm writing now, here goes. I'm the Webmaster of
http://awninglock.com I've just installed a forum there for all things related to awning locks, especially the RV Awning Travel Lock. (It's not pretty yet, the colors don't match, etc., but it works and is easier to use than the blog.) There's one forum titled Questions and Answers which I invite you and any of the Montana Owners to use. If anyone has a question, I'll try to get an answer. Then many questions and answers will be all in one place for other RVers.
http://awninglock.com/forum
Some of you have purchased from this site. Please know that I appreciate it!
Cheers,
Keith Williams