Out of round main tube

[dirtturner]

We have another newly found problem.
Our awning has a bent roller tube.
Does anyone have a simple cure.
We were told that a new tube was the repair.

Russ

[HiHoAgRV]

If it's a Zip Dee, only bowed and does not have a kink, you may get lucky. Zip Dee has some instructions on their site on re-straighting the main tube. I can say that mine resisted all efforts to straighten by simply using 3 mildly heavy dudes. I ended up placing a ladder under each end with the bow curving upward, then I used a front end loader to push down and straighten it out.

Be safe...

[azflycaster]

ZipDee has instructions here:
http://awningsbyzipdee.com/media//DI...ecffffd524.pdf

[dznf0g]

I got lucky as well. I placed a single ladder at the low point of the U shaped upturned tube; tied down one end to a lawn tractor, and pulled down (bounced and hung) from the other end. I stopped before it was absoultely straight, but it is working fine, with little wobble when retracting and deploying.

[dirtturner]

Thanks to all
The bend does not have a kink, there is about a 1.5 inch wobble. We will try the applied preasure repair and see how that goes.

Thanks again
Russ

[dznf0g]

Study, study, study where the exact center of bend is. You don't want to end up with a "W".