I have dometic slide toppers on my allegro 35qba that are pooling water.
Rv slide awning adjustment.
Roller should now be free of mounting hardware.
Put a cotter pin in the hole.
Slide topper tension adjustment.
The roller has a spring in it.
Is there a way to adjust the tension on the end of.
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.
Park the rv and set the brake.
Facing the awning the arm on the left has the rewind spring.
Usually takes 2 people.
Run slide in about 12.
Place the step stool near the lip.
You should now be at the rear of the awning facing the front.
How to adjust the tension on an rv slide out awning step 1.
Loosen the left arm pull it out just enough to clear the slide.
Be very careful there is a lot of tension on the arm.
Level the rig using its jacks and level system.
Now we need to do the same for the other awning leg.
Remove end cap or mount.
This should increase the tension on the awning.
I ve searched everywhere for instructions on how too tighten them but found nothing other than installation or awning fabric replacement instructions.
Step up to the awning and clear out any leaves or twigs from the awning seam.
Adjusting slide topper awnings is fairly simple.
Make sure it will not fall out.
One turn may give you the desired tension.
So reattach the front leg to the side of the rv and raise it up a bit.
Look for the pin hole near end of roller.
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.
If not turn arm one more turn.
Roll up topper on roller.