With the help of a cleaner wipe all the dirt mold and mildew away.
Rv awning bracket repair.
If it s under three feet in length one can simply repair it using a long piece of clear awning tape.
Make sure you get that taken care of too to keep any water from finding it s way behind there.
Using plier like action you swing out the upper arm and press it back toward the other arm with great force.
Seal the open holes with silicone before installing the awning bracket.
The nail end is inserted into a pop rivet tool while the head end is inserted into the hole to connect the two pieces.
You ll have to drill the holes in the mounting assemblies larger to accommodate a larger lag.
If your internal framing consists of aluminum or steel studs instead of wood supports you may have success simply going to a larger 5 16 lag screw as you ve suggested.
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Rv awning repair tap e is easily available at hardware stores in rv supplies retailers and through camping world and amazon.
Prices vary but on average the tape will be more than 5 and less than 20.
The pop rivet tool grabs the nail and pulls it through the head end expanding that end.
Pulling will increase the tear or a hole.
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February 24 2012 08 33 38 pm also looks like you ve got some caulking to do.
As you are cleaning go slowly because you don t want to damage the awning more.
Make sure to wipe the backside too.