Rv Awning Release Lever Stuck

Release the travel locks on the awning arms and release the cam lock if it still holds at all.

Rv awning release lever stuck.

While the awning was rolled up we unhooked the legs from the trailer and swung them out to wash behind them. We had a difficult time replacing them really had to lift hard to get them back in the bracket. The lever will answered by a verified rv mechanic. Rv trailer awning is in rolled up position.

Then usually you can move the lock to the roll up position. Then while pulling toward me in a motion to unroll the awning i work the release latch with my right hand as i move the awning roll back and forth with my left hand. Usually the clicking are the gears skipping. It is tight but i get it to the roll down position by doing that and can pull my awning down.

Even when tapped with small hammer. The lever is stuck on the up position. Insert a cotter pin through the inner shaft at the end tube to lock the spring. There can be an obstruction in the arms or rust build up on the strut.

Step 2 lock spring tension. If you haven t solved the problem try having another person pull the awning strap as far as posible to release the tension on the lock tab. The awning will not go up. Could be a bad strut that is hard to collapse grab the awning while out and try pushing in by hand.

Step 1 extend awning slightly. The awning worked fine till we washed the trailer. Pull the support arm to release the ratchet attached to the other end of the lever. Extend the awning out approximately 1 foot and prop it in place with the board for now.

Dometic awning is in the out position. If this is hard to do it could be the strut. Release a sticky awning ratchet lever by releasing the awning lever with one hand while pulling down gently on the awning support arm with your other hand.