Lippert Components SOLERA AWNING - Replace Gas Strut and Attach Pitch Arm; Install New Gas Strut Assembly; Reattach Pitch Arm; Reinsert Spacers

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AWNINGS
SOLERA
®
AWNING GAS STRUT REPLACEMENT
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Replacing the Gas Strut and Attaching the Pitch Arm
1. Install the new gas strut.
NOTE: Always use new push nuts when replacing the pins. New push nuts can only be installed in one
direction—with the points facing outward. Use a
⁄
” deep well socket to push a push nut onto
each pin.
NOTE: The person holding the roll tube may need to raise or lower the outer arm or the roll tube in order to
align the holes for the pins. The eyelets of the gas strut must line up with the hole locations on the
arms so the pin and a new push nut may be reattached.
NOTE: If not installed correctly, the eyelets on the gas strut will break when trying to operate.
A. Align the new gas strut in the same orientation as the old gas strut (Fig. 6).
B. Insert the pin that connects the top of the new gas strut with the inner arm (Fig. 6C).
C. Install a new push nut onto the inner arm pin.
D. Insert the pin that connects the bottom of the new gas strut to the pitch arm (Fig. 6D).
E. Install a new push nut onto the pitch arm pin.
2. Reattach the pitch arm.
A. Insert the pin that holds the pitch arm to the mount arm (Fig. 6B).
NOTE: The person holding the roll tube may need to raise or lower the roll tube in order to align the holes
for the pins.
B. Install a new push nut onto the mount arm pin.
C. Insert the pin that holds the pitch arm to the outer arm (Fig. 6A).
NOTE: The person holding the roll tube may have to raise or lower the roll tube in order to align the holes
for the pins.
D. Install a new push nut onto the outer arm pin.
3. Reinsert the spacers by pushing the gap side onto each pin.
A. Insert the two black spacers in between the pitch arm and the outer arm (Fig. 2A).
B. Insert the two black spacers in between the pitch arm and the mount arm (Fig. 3A).
C. Insert the two black spacers in between the inner arm and the top of the gas strut (Fig. 4A).