RESTRINGING THE CROSSBAR
This procedure is necessary in the event that the cord inside of the crossbar
breaks for any reason.
1.
Remove the screws located in the elbow that attach the pins to the arms, set
aside for later use. Remove the crossbar.
2.
Take off crossbar end caps and completely remove the broken or damaged cord
from the crossbar. Be careful to collect and put aside the pins to reuse later.
3.
Check the length of your new cord to ensure it is long enough to restring the
crossbar. It should be about 6-8” longer than the crossbar with the length
doubled.
4.
With the crossbar laying flat with the channel facing up begin threading the new
cord through the pulley on the crossbars’ end cap. Make sure that you have the
flat side of the endcap oriented correctly, then replace the end cap.
5.
With the crossbar still laying in the same orientation thread the cord thru the
opposite sides’ end cap. Connect the two ends of the cord together by tying a
slip knot, make this knot about 3’ in in the side closest to you. Make sure you
have a decent amount of tension.
6.
Open the awning about 4-6”. Hold the crossbar up to the bottom of the cassette
and hold two(2) inches on the right side. While facing the awning, locate the
knot that is in the rope 4-6” to the left of the right arms’ pin location.
7.
Holding that location find the center lines of the arms’ pin location on the two
exterior arms. Carefully transfer the center lines onto the cord with a marker.
The left arms’ mark will be closest to the cassette, the right arms’ mark will be
furthest from the cassette.
8.
Take the crossbar down and place it on a level surface. Remove the slip knot and
crossbars’ end caps. Locate the pins and proceed to the next step.
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