Bent Arm On 10x10 Awning

I had an oops moment a few weeks ago which resulted in the main support arm for my tt s awning getting warped.

Bent arm on 10x10 awning.

Picture a 2x4 that is not flat but has a concave bend in it that is what i have. Somewhat off topic of a awning enclosure tube but may be useful if a rectangular awning frame tube is damaged. This is a set of left and right awning arm hardware for the use with dometic 9100 power awnings. I had a slightly bent about 1 1 2 inch curve awning frame tube on a trailer i bought used.

Dometic 9100 power awning bent awning arm. If the tube is not bent too bad you could make something like my awning support and deploy the awning good and then try and gently pull on the end of the awning on each end remove or loose the awning support arm from the side of the trailer when doing this to remove some of the bend in the roller tube. With awning retracted it held for ride home but with it sticking out the ride from new mexico to east texas must have placed enough drag to pull all but one bolt out of the. I own a 2012 outback 301bq with a dometic 9100 power awning.

I had to do some serious metal straightening to get it back w. While camping this year an unexpected gust of wind bent the awning arm located towards the rear of the trailer. With assistance i can still extend retract the awning but will need to replace the damaged arm by next season. Posted in problems solutions after market.

Awning idler head for solera awning systems should be used with but does not include solera crank style driver head rollbar fabric arm assemblies and crank hook 228 79 323 34 solera awnings patio power awning front idler cover. Typically used for new installations or as a replacement for bent or damaged awning arms. Compatible with 915 917 and 910 series awning tubes. Commonly found on motorhomes or large trailers with straight sides.

When it was retracting i guess the awning motor and arm got in a fight when the strut failed as it pulled two of the mounting bolts out of the side of the camper with it. If the tube has a kink or crease its not likely fixable. Once it s there then gently apply pressure so reverse the bend. It s not a hard bend but rather warped enough that the upper and lower arms do no slide together smoothly.