I haven't used the awning for a while and now find that the travel lock on the awning arm has managed to become stuck fast.
Is WD40 the best lubricant to use to penetrate? I have some lanolin and some silicon from previous jobs on the window locks.
I have given it a decent hit with the WD40 about an hour ago and it is still stuck fast, probably rusted on. Does a little tap with a hammer help with the penetration process?
Thanks for your help.
DMaxer said
01:50 PM Oct 7, 2020
Problem solved. I used all three plus a slight tap with the hammer and a string of words that Doug taught me and it loosened.
Strewth. The awning cloth doesn't look half bad having been rolled up through wet weather and winter weather. A good blast of sun should fix that.
Bicyclecamper said
03:29 PM Oct 7, 2020
When something is stuck, I always found a few words works, along with skinned knuckles and a few more words for that part of the job.
BaldEd said
06:04 PM Oct 7, 2020
Having a little trouble with the double negatives here. Is "doesn't look half bad" = "looks better than half good"? ) I agree very much with Bicyclecamper's technique + the use of a 3 lb hammer.
DMaxer said
11:43 AM Oct 8, 2020
It didnt look half bad, it looked totally rank. With the dirt that had entered, mixed with the water, it looked like army camouflage.
I can't wait to see what it looks like after the next rain shower. Probably a cross between a Jackson Pollock and a Ken Done.
Craig1 said
12:27 PM Oct 8, 2020
Enter in the next Archibald Prize then, seems easy to win now
Warren-Pat_01 said
09:48 AM Oct 10, 2020
DMaxer, how could you accuse Doug of teaching you some bolt releasing language?
I suggest you go over your van every few months if you come up our way, perhaps 6 monthly for down south with WD40 or similar & squirt everything that looks like it should move when pressure is applied e.g. stabiliser jack lock pins awning sliders, wind up, release lock, jockey wheel lock pins, axle, door hinges, bolts that have gone rusty.
Cheers
I haven't used the awning for a while and now find that the travel lock on the awning arm has managed to become stuck fast.
Is WD40 the best lubricant to use to penetrate? I have some lanolin and some silicon from previous jobs on the window locks.
I have given it a decent hit with the WD40 about an hour ago and it is still stuck fast, probably rusted on. Does a little tap with a hammer help with the penetration process?
Thanks for your help.
Problem solved. I used all three plus a slight tap with the hammer and a string of words that Doug taught me and it loosened.
Strewth. The awning cloth doesn't look half bad having been rolled up through wet weather and winter weather. A good blast of sun should fix that.
It didnt look half bad, it looked totally rank. With the dirt that had entered, mixed with the water, it looked like army camouflage.
I can't wait to see what it looks like after the next rain shower. Probably a cross between a Jackson Pollock and a Ken Done.
I suggest you go over your van every few months if you come up our way, perhaps 6 monthly for down south with WD40 or similar & squirt everything that looks like it should move when pressure is applied e.g. stabiliser jack lock pins awning sliders, wind up, release lock, jockey wheel lock pins, axle, door hinges, bolts that have gone rusty.
Cheers