How To Replace A Awning Gas Strut

Carefully grind off about 3 of the lock washer teeth.

How to replace a awning gas strut.

This releases a lot of the tension on the strut. Once it rotates freely you can pry of the lock washer with very little effort and remove the faulty gas strut. As a result the strut is no longer functional which has made the awning no longer functional. Will this stut replace the original 3108392 139 dometic 3310555 010 awning gas strut for standard style hardware the original is 600n 134 8 lbs of pressure.

I have sent an email to dometic customer service since the strut is not listed on their replacement parts list and have not received a response. Replaced two over 23 yrs. Since the switch is inside the coach i wasn t able to see the strut bending during retraction. I had one that was binding.

These are the shock looking things that hold up compartment doors and tail g. This video explains how to take the guess work out of changing your gas springs. Gas strut replacement on power awning. My shock came with new eyes on either end.

They simply cut a few pieces of 1 2 pvc to length and ripped a 1 4 slot down the middle making it wide enough to slip over the extended arm of the gas spring. The pvc pipe slips over the arm and wedges between the door and the top of the rv gas spring housing. I m going to replace the two gas shocks on my rear awning. If it does not rotate freely grind off another tooth until it does rotate freely.

I ve read the instructions in the carefree manual for the replacement but was just trying to confirm you are leaving the pins in at the track and joint that hold the shock and just unscrewing the shock from the silver eye at the end of it. One good tip is the end pieces of the strut screw off so you should only have to remove one pin that holds the strut in place. At this point the lock washer should rotate independent of the strut pin. It is easier with two people.

Does anybody have the replacement part number or specs length lbs of force to purchase locally for the electric awning gas struts. To replace the struts on my weatherpro power awning extend the the awning fully. I have a weak gas strut on our dometic 9100 series power awning.