Awning rachet orientation....
I am rebuilding my Dometic 8500 awning. It did not work well - had about six bad parts and the 2002 fabric was junk. Yeech...
One of the bad parts was the locking mechanism - the Up/Dn gizmo did not work. I bought a new spring for the right side. Needless to say, I threw out the old one, so I don't have a reference. And, since I am making the fabric part myself, I had to cut an access port in the end cap of the new spring gizmo. Typically, I am not happy with my first effort; I may need to remake and replace the fabric.
And now I am nervous.... I gather when the awning is all rolled up, you want that locking arm somewhat in view ...accessible for your hook. If you get a chance to look - tell me the 'clock position' of the locking arm relative to the fabric's position. Thanks.
Jim
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