Rv Awning Screws Pulled Out

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.

Rv awning screws pulled out.

Also the bracket is very slightly bent out at the bottom now. I too do not leave the awning out in windy conditions and have only used it a few times. Gd please get back to us. 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.

My first trip since the repair is scheduled next week. Here s what i m trying first filled the void behind the wall with liquid nails. Seal the open holes with silicone before installing the awning bracket. The lags were screwed into 1 2 wallboard.

Finally got back out and pulled everything apart found the backers about 1 4 below where they drilled the holes. 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. 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. I will likely pull over ever 50 miles to check.

I looked and the arm comes as an entire assembly and costs over 500 so it s not worth that. Here s my quick fix. Picked up some 12 stainless screws today at the hardware store. I was one of the first to have the horizontal awning rail pull out of the wall.

I replaced all four lag screws with the next size up and a 1 2 longer. 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. Three of the four screws were missing and the forth was half way out. If you have a better idea please comment below i d like to hear how others fix t.

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 believe a relative of theirs worked at an rv dealer and fabbed it up for them but it didn t look all that difficult. After the glue sets simply reinstall the same lag screws after drilling 1 8 inch pilot holes. Which keeps the awning from sliding left or right.

It is a 7 hour drive one way so should be an adequate test to determine if the modification worked. I asked what the heck he was doing and he said my awning never had the screws put in from the factory. Friends had theirs pull out just like that. I guess it s a good thing i haven t used the awning much.

Is it the horizontal awning rail or the vertical awning arm support that pulled out of the wall. Hopefully this will do the trick. Could probably get all the stuff at home depot. There seem to be two issues getting mixed together here.

Seems lately a few screws are coming loose in our rv.