Rv Awning Screws Pulled Out

Seal the open holes with silicone before installing the awning bracket.

Rv awning screws pulled out.

Hopefully this will do the trick. So the bracket that holds the awning to the rv got pulled off at the bottom and the lower 2 screws stripped out of the side of the rv. The lags were screwed into 1 2 wallboard. Which keeps the awning from sliding left or right.

They are slightly longer than the original awning screws but the same as some of the other screws used on exterior pieces namely the bike rack which has been removed. I will likely pull over ever 50 miles to check. Gd please get back to us. I looked and the arm comes as an entire assembly and costs over 500 so it s not worth that.

Friends had theirs pull out just like that. I asked what the heck he was doing and he said my awning never had the screws put in from the factory. My dealer is 160 mi away. I believe a relative of theirs worked at an rv dealer and fabbed it up for them but it didn t look all that difficult.

Is it the horizontal awning rail or the vertical awning arm support that pulled out of the wall. I was one of the first to have the horizontal awning rail pull out of the wall. Seems lately a few screws are coming loose in our rv. My first trip since the repair is scheduled next week.

It is a 7 hour drive one way so should be an adequate test to determine if the modification worked. Three of the four screws were missing and the forth was half way out. I guess it s a good thing i haven t used the awning much. After the glue sets simply reinstall the same lag screws after drilling 1 8 inch pilot holes.

If your internal framing consists of aluminum or steel studs instead of wood supports you may have success simply going to a larger 5 16 lag screw as you ve suggested. Originally the rail on my reflection was fastened to the wall with screws all the way across. I just looked at my awning today after a 1 week trip and it is also pulling away at the back portion above the door. The fix was a couple of metal plates attached first to get new screw holes into the wood then attach the awning back to the plate.

There seem to be two issues getting mixed together here. Also the bracket is very slightly bent out at the bottom now. If you have a better idea please comment below i d like to hear how others fix t. One of the screws is half pulled out and the silicone is split.

I too do not leave the awning out in windy conditions and have only used it a few times. Picked up some 12 stainless screws today at the hardware store. Finally got back out and pulled everything apart found the backers about 1 4 below where they drilled the holes. A tornado got my awning last week and when the mobile rv repair had completed installing it he took out his screw gun and started to put a screw into the rail.

I replaced all four lag screws with the next size up and a 1 2 longer.