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Sivad


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Has anybody replaced the lever on the domestic awning .
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The lever that controls the dometic awning on my van has come off trying to fix was it originally held on with a screw, cheers.



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I did, a long time ago, pretty sure I bought a new one online. It must have been an easy fix as its now just a faded memory.

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Sivad wrote:

The lever that controls the dometic awning on my van has come off trying to fix was it originally held on with a screw, cheers.

 Could we have photo of the broken lever on the awning?



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I would be interested to see a photo of the part. I had my awning contol fall apart whilst travelling years ago. From memory, a rivet failed. I dug into my toolbox and found a nut & bolt which repaired the awning. It didn't look nice, but did the job. As far as I know, it is still there - I gave my van to an organisation to serve as temporary accommodation following bushfires last year.

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Trying to send photo, not working.



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That lever looks like it had a slot for a pinch bolt at the end facing the van, have the ends of the lever broken off?, is there a thread in the end of the shaft where the lever sits? If so you could drill a 4m.m. hole thru the lever & shaft and fit a 4m.m. stainless nut & bolt,.

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Hi Sidvad.

I now know what you are talking about completely but I don't have the knowledge to assist in fixing the lever, 

I had a very good look through caravanplus.com.au dometic awning parts list without success.

I suggest you have look on their web sites and contact them, in the past they have been very with small problems with my aging caravan.



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Different lever to the one I changed, mine was on the support bars.

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