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yew
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 Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 7:47 pm Post subject: Trans-Awn 2000 - Case sags into door when open? |
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When the awning is open, the bottom half of the metal container the awning stores in rubs the top of the sliding door. Is this a normal issue? I'm wondering if the gutter brackets holding it on have bent over time.
Full disclosure, I'm asking primarily because I'd like to sell it and don't want to represent it inaccurately if the bracket or the awning is bent.
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metropoj
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 6:09 am Post subject: Re: Trans-Awn 2000 - Case sags into door when open? |
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Hmmm, I still use my Transawn2000 and although it gets close to the door ( evenly across the whole length ) it never sags or touches.
If you can post up a pic or 2 that would be helpful to see whats up.
When you close up the owning to secure it shut, does it give you a hard time closing up evenly ? Maybe the outer case that hangs down is bent or something ...
Does your transawn have the mounts to attach the poles to the van itself ? Those I have been looking for, for a while. Most people don't use them I gather but I'd like to have them attached to my van.
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kamzcab86
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:20 am Post subject: Re: Trans-Awn 2000 - Case sags into door when open? |
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| yew wrote: |
| Is this a normal issue? |
Normal if the awning was mounted using Dometic's 45° brackets, or different brand brackets. My solution, posted in the master TA2000 topic: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7315930#7315930 .
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Jake de Villiers
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:32 pm Post subject: Re: Trans-Awn 2000 - Case sags into door when open? |
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| yew wrote: |
When the awning is open, the bottom half of the metal container the awning stores in rubs the top of the sliding door. Is this a normal issue? I'm wondering if the gutter brackets holding it on have bent over time.
Full disclosure, I'm asking primarily because I'd like to sell it and don't want to represent it inaccurately if the bracket or the awning is bent. |
If you have the OEM TransAwn mounts, a couple of washers between the faces in the front raises the gutter quite a bit.
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dhaavers
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:18 pm Post subject: Re: Trans-Awn 2000 - Case sags into door when open? |
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...and d@mn, where were you when I was shopping for an awning last spring...???
  
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rmcd
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:51 pm Post subject: Re: Trans-Awn 2000 - Case sags into door when open? |
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| Jake de Villiers wrote: |
| yew wrote: |
When the awning is open, the bottom half of the metal container the awning stores in rubs the top of the sliding door. Is this a normal issue? I'm wondering if the gutter brackets holding it on have bent over time.
Full disclosure, I'm asking primarily because I'd like to sell it and don't want to represent it inaccurately if the bracket or the awning is bent. |
If you have the OEM TransAwn mounts, a couple of washers between the faces in the front raises the gutter quite a bit. |
Mine does the same.
I’m not getting this. I’m a boneheaded. Where? Picture please?
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CanStan
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 8:14 pm Post subject: Re: Trans-Awn 2000 - Case sags into door when open? |
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I had the same issue. The case just barely rubbed on the top of the sliding door. I had a couple of short cam lock tie down straps that I used as extra insurance to keep the case from popping open on the highway. 1 near the front and 1 near the back. I didn't trust those stock closure clamps to stay shut.
I wish I had a picture, but when I deployed the awning, I would put the straps back on, and tighten them just enough to pull the case up slightly towards the closed position. This kept it from touching the door. I guess I probably could have solved the issue by adding washers to the mounting brackets as mentioned previously, but since I had the straps there anyway, and it took 10 seconds to do, it never bothered me. |
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kamzcab86
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 11:18 pm Post subject: Re: Trans-Awn 2000 - Case sags into door when open? |
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| CanStan wrote: |
| I wish I had a picture, but when I deployed the awning, I would put the straps back on, and tighten them just enough to pull the case up slightly towards the closed position. |
Mine, at the aforementioned link:
Replaced with:
But I also still use the cam straps, like you, for double-security duty for the case when the awning is not deployed.
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Jake de Villiers
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 7:23 am Post subject: Re: Trans-Awn 2000 - Case sags into door when open? |
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| rmcd wrote: |
| Jake de Villiers wrote: |
| yew wrote: |
When the awning is open, the bottom half of the metal container the awning stores in rubs the top of the sliding door. Is this a normal issue? I'm wondering if the gutter brackets holding it on have bent over time.
Full disclosure, I'm asking primarily because I'd like to sell it and don't want to represent it inaccurately if the bracket or the awning is bent. |
If you have the OEM TransAwn mounts, a couple of washers between the faces in the front raises the gutter quite a bit. |
Mine does the same.
I’m not getting this. I’m a boneheaded. Where? Picture please?
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I put a biggish washer in between the two pieces of the gutter clamp as shown in your photo - right in front of where the bolt head and washer is.
I'll get you a photo when I can.
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yew
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:26 pm Post subject: Re: Trans-Awn 2000 - Case sags into door when open? |
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Thanks! Yeah, I think those are my brackets. This thread is super helpful.
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metropoj
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 6:56 am Post subject: Re: Trans-Awn 2000 - Case sags into door when open? |
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| kamzcab86 wrote: |
| CanStan wrote: |
| I wish I had a picture, but when I deployed the awning, I would put the straps back on, and tighten them just enough to pull the case up slightly towards the closed position. |
Mine, at the aforementioned link:
Replaced with:
But I also still use the cam straps, like you, for double-security duty for the case when the awning is not deployed. |
Were there supposed to be straps on these units form the factory like you show ? Good Lord, I don't have naything like that, I've just been opening the shell and using it as is with the awning tension pulling on it.
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kamzcab86
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:49 am Post subject: Re: Trans-Awn 2000 - Case sags into door when open? |
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| metropoj wrote: |
| Were there supposed to be straps on these units form the factory like you show? |
No.
The second owners used their own method, drilling small holes at each end of the tray and running small ropes from the tray to the plastic tabs at each end of the case. The ropes dry-rotted and at the same time, I had a clip pop loose while driving (turned out it was bent out of shape & since repaired), so I killed two birds by using the cam straps. After a few years, the straps became too worn to hold the tray, so I made chains. Next iteration will be a semi-permanent chain inside the case at each end... or perhaps swap the whole thing out for an ARB.😂 (Update 2019: Next iteration was installing Fiamma awning mounting brackets from RMW: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9150588#9150588  )
The straps/chains are utilised simply because the tray rubs when open. If your tray doesn't rub on the sliding door when you deploy the awning, you're all set.
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