Repairing our RV Awning Arm and Metal Straightening
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- Опубликовано: 13 ноя 2018
- This was how I repaired our RV awning arm after I hit the house backing in after our last trip. I had to do some serious metal straightening to get it back where it works correctly. It wasn't as easy as I thought it'd be. That was stronger metal than a thought. Took quite a bit of pressure to get it back straight. But in the end it works now and unless you really go looking for it you don't really notice it.
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Hi Chuck, who knew that would be so hard to bend back into place. Good job.- Lucy
It was way harder than I thought it'd be! Thanks for watching and have a great weekend!
Very good fix my friend. Love it when a plan comes together. Nice share to help someone out there.👍16
I couldn't find any videos for such a fix so figured might as well film it in case I was successful Thanks John!
AlliChuck Adventures - you should get some views if there’s no other video out there.
Thanks for posting this. Used your methods to straighten the same awning arm on my camper. When closing awning at night; The lower end of arm came down on top of a camping lantern sitting on a table outside our RV. Wish I could post a pic of how terribly bent it was 🤪. Got it pretty straight using a vise, and the front of my cargo trailer. Even used the socket trick lol. After some epoxy filler and satin black spray paint you hardly notice it was ever bent! Your video saved me $$ 😀
Oh that’s awesome you were able to fix it!!! You know I like saving money lol. Saving money is always a good thing!!! 😁
🌸👍Amazing job on the awning arm repairs Chuck. Thank you for sharing how you got it done ✅👍😄🌸
Thank you!!! 😀
Good repair job. I would not have thought to use a socket like that. You can't even tell it was damaged now.
I grew up somewhat on a farm. My grandpa had the farm and I learned from watching him and my dad to use what ya got! LOL Thanks guys!
Glad you could get it fixed!
So far it works like new! Thanks!!!
Good job buddy 👍 there’s always a way to fix anything
That’s they way I look at things!!! Thanks!! Have a great Thanksgiving!!
That looks pretty good! Way to save some money!
Thanks Joe! saving money is always a good thing!
Not bad buddy will do the job rightly nice one
For sure!!! It works and unless you really look at it, it's not that noticable! Thanks!!
Mr. FixIt!! Nice work man!!
Thanks! May not be perfect but it works! LOL
Great job with what looked to be limited options aka tools for that type of job.....only thing extra I could think of is some heat but then the metal could lose its strength...anyhow we noticed you guys signed up awhile back and we just got to a place for two days that has wifi
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You are so right. I totally forgot about heating it first. Dang!!! I am planning on taking it loose again to repaint it a little better so I think at that point I may work it a little more. 😎
Wow..that was dented pretty bad. Nice job getting it back in working order.
It was worse than I originally thought! Once I took it apart I was like....DANG that is really bent! LOL
Ill be doing my arm tomarrow lol. Thanks
Hope it goes well for ya!
@@AlliChuckAdventures lol lets hope but mine is just like yours . My bend is by the trailer though.
Gotcha. 🙂
How did you re attach the washers on the pins? Or i guess its like a spring clip type thing.. Mine seem to sort of pressure fit on, looks like a ridged washer
It’s been a while but they were spring type clips.
Cool just save yourself some money ...great job 😀
Yes!!! I like saving money! Thank you!!! 😀
Thanks for the video, I have the exact same problem with what looks like the same awning. Can I ask if there was any difficulty removing the upper end of the arm from the roller? Did the roller have to be supported in some way?
Thanks again!
No wasn't hard to remove. I did use a pair of vise grips to keep the spring from unwinding. the vise grips rested agaist the roof and held it in place. Hope that helps. :)
I backed into the garage and it slightly bent both outside arms a couple inches and won't go up tight to the RV side so I was planning on trying this. I don't have any dents just a slight curve to the left. I was thinking if I made something that fit the channel good I could put that inside and use some rags etc and put it in a vise. Anyone have any better ideas? Your video gives me hope...
If I had it to do again I’d prob add some heat to the metal before bending. It’s burn the paint but I had to repaint them anyway. I just think heating the metal would have made it much easier to bend back. Good luck!!!
What’s the model and number of your awning? I have a bend also.
Not sure now as we upgraded rv’s a couple years ago now.
Ouch! What did it do to the house? Good job on the repair.
I messed up the eve pretty good...I took some video of it and then couldn't find it. LOL That's my next job, repairing that! LOL Lesson learned....wait til Alli can spot me backing in!
How did you remove the spring slips!?!
Carefully with a little flat head screw driver. Very careful not to have them go flying lol.
i got same problem ! what kept the awning from falling on that side when you removed the arm ?? thanks
If memory serves me correct i used some vice grips to keep it from unwinding the spring. Using the vice grips against the roof to keep it from uncoiling.
Thanks so much for the response!!!! I used vice grips and a bungee cord to hold in place.
@@robertshill8518 did it go all good for you?
@@AlliChuckAdventures 👍
Dude!!! ya did it. Ya polished a turd!!! Now ya have a polished turd!! Get off your wallet and buy a new arm and......learn to keep from hitting your house....
I like polishing turds! 😎 💩💩 LMAO