UnclKracker
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I'm replacing the torsion spring in a 96" Slide Out Awning. The Slide Out it mounts to has 36" of travel from fully closed to fully open. When reinstalling. How many rotations are needed for spring preload?
The Awning is 96" wide and the slide-out extends 25"Are you talking about the big awning or a slideout topper over a slideout. If it’s a slideout topper, it may be a trial and error. Do you have the manufacturer and maybe even a picture?
So it is a slideout topper. Just Google slideout topper installation and you’ll find several UTube videos showing how to do itThe Awning is 96" wide and the slide-out extends 25"
I haven't received the new springs yet. They were just ordered. Maybe there will be instructions with them.Were there no installation instructions with it? Usually it comes with the # of spring turns needed for a given size awning or topper. What brand & model of awning or topper is it? The instructions are usually available online as pdf files or videos or both. Instructions for awning fabric replacement will also have the spring torsion specs since new fabric requires re-tensioning.
Here is replacement instructions for an A&E topper (Dometic bought A&E and renamed to their own brand).