The stitching that holds the fabric around the plastic rod has all come out. This let the fabric pull out from the side of the camper in the middle. The only places still attached are the ends which had screws thru the fabric & rod.
How would I go about removing the fabric to have it restitched? Is the rod supposed to slide out? It's kind of stuck. Or do I remove the fabric from the camper wall and the roller both at once?
How do I deal with the roller? Do I put little rods into the holes and wind it up kind of like an overhead garage door spring?
You may be able to tell that I know nothing about this. I'm pretty much a do-it-yourself person. But I could sure use some help.
Thanks in advance for anything you can tell me about this.
In order to remove the fabric, you will need to unroll it from the roller bar. Using a couple of rods or long shank screwdrivers in the holes in one of the end caps will help with the leverage to overcome the spring torque. Once the fabric is unrolled, put a cotter pin or long nail through the holes in the cap and the hole in the shaft inside the cap. This will prevent the spring from unwinding. Then remove the two screws and pull the fabric out of the grooves in the roller and the side of the RV. It's easiest to do all this with the slide extended.
Thanks CloudDriver. I was trying to do it backwards with the slide in. It makes better sense the way you explained it. I'll try again tomorrow if the rain lets up.
Thanks again.
Depending on the length of your slide, the fabric will go back on a lot easier using two people, one on the roof to guide and pull it into the top rail, and one at the roller to do the same.
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