Awning adjustment...
For any who may be awning challenged like myself I thought I would share this "adjustment" I had made during our stay in this Park.
Ever since we wintered in Mission Texas in 05/06 with the winds, our awning had never completely rolled up correctly and the arms never quite fit into one another easily as they had previously. I presumed they were slightly tweaked by the wind and/or the spring was damaged by the tie downs. It wasn't a big deal but was sometimes an up and down drill to get it to roll up adequately so there wasn't the chance of it unraveling on the road. I had to climb on the roof on several occasions to get a better opportunity to make the arms fit into one another. All in all it probably caused us to use the awning less than we would have, given the hassle of dealing with putting it back up. Unfortunately we were never near (nor did I have the inclination) to take the 3400 to a service center.
Anyway, they have an RV service, sales, and awning repair service here so I had them come to the site to see what they could do.
The guy spent about 5 minutes tugging on the outside edge of the fabric where it connects to the spring roller tube. He put it up and down a few times continued to tug and "adjust" and lo and behold the awning acts just like it's supposed to and the arms close nicely.
Apparently, the effect of the tie downs and the wind caused the fabric to slip down the tube thereby causing the fabric to roll up crooked and creating the arm problems and the additional slack in the fabric when rolled up.
I suppose I should have done this sooner, but, I am satisfied with my $45.00 (service call and labor) training class on minor awning adjustments 101.
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