How To Replace An RV Awning Gas Strut.
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Today were are helping our friend Rich replace the gas struts on his RV awning. He was told by RV repair places and even the manufacturer that he needed to replace the whole arm. That is not the case and we will show you how to change them out yourself and save 400 bucks or more in this video.
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Thank you!!! We were quoted $200 per part plus labour, and I was able to purchase the exact part for $40 and my husband and I just used your video to do the repair! YOURE the best!
Thank you sir .. I'm going to do mines this weekend
Very helpful video, thanks. We had situation where someone retracted the awning without releasing the ‘tilt adjustment’ knob. So the support arm snapped at the top. We got the support arm as a used part (was also told that we had to buy a complete arm assembly!). To replace the support arm we had to remove and reinstall the gas strut. This is where video was helpful.
Great video. Another tip I learned along the way. When extending the awning out, stop when you have awning out just 12" to 15" out. Wait about 20 seconds then extend all the way out. This is better on the gas struts and last longer.
Fantastic tip! Thank you for the comment. :)
Great vid. Put the new strut on per your instructions with the help of a neighbor. Saved me a bunch of money in the process. Just cancelled appt with mobile mechanic! Thanks
Great video,much appreciated. I’ll be tackling this myself this week. I’ll be careful with those spacers!😀
Just what I needed. Tho I have a different model Carefree awning your video showed me how to get the strut back in. A slight brush against a street sign (my bad) knocked the awning top off. Some hex screws fix that but I could not get the twice as long gas strut back in. Way too strong to hold compressed. I'll give your fix a try.
Nice video, thank you. I'm curious, it appears you never needed to remove the third pin during this procedure. Why was it necessary to remove the push nut for that pin?
You should be able to just unscrew the strut from the eyelet at each end of the strut without having to pull any pins or spacers.
That was not an option as there was no way for it to come off. I have done that in the past on the gas struts for like an SUV rear hatch but not on these. Maybe because they have so much force.
how do you know what strut to buy?
There is usually a number on the old strut that you can use to search google.
Thank you! Now how do to install a back up camera?
We'll get on that!
Could an old strut also cause the arm to be stuck in the "out" position? Our awning detached from the arm and we aren't able to lift it back up past a certain point (it's the arm without the drive shaft)
By the sounds of it an old strut could cause issues since struts can either leak and not hold weight, or they end up locking into place.
Can u use a regular bolt if the original bolt is un available ?
That should be fine. Just try ro match material so you have the same rigidity of the default bolt.
Where did you get the push nuts from? Do you know the size or part number? Thanks
We got a stainless steel variety pack from Amazon. The link is below in the description
How many Newton metres pressure are the struts?
Hello Tony,
These struts are 136 Lbs. or 605 Newtons
@@Jimmy2Tech many thanks
Are the strut sizes different depending on the awning model?
They are different depending on your awning model so bet to get the number off your old one or measure your old one.
Do you have to replace both struts when you only have one that’s bad?
No, you can replace just one. But it is recommended to do both as one will have a strong force.
how do I know which gaz strut to by?
Hello Marie- Reine,
A lot of times the number is on the strut and you can look it up by that or cross reference the number. If it is not you can call the manufacturer and they can tell you what size you need. Also the website we got ours at www.liftsupportsdepot.com/ is a good resource to find your replacement. Hope this helps and thanks for watching.
@@Jimmy2Tech Thanks a lot!
How do I know when my tt struts need replacing
You will see them start to leak fluid out or they will just not support your awning anymore and 1 or both sides will sag.
@@Jimmy2Tech thank you! My awning problem went back to a bad motor. They don’t tell you that it gets so much condensation and water in them.
WWWAAAAAYYYYYY too much work here, it takes two people ten minutes to change a strut and does not involve removing those pins and spacers.
I'm not sure how you got that done, but i would love to see the video on how it is done. That strut holds some power.