Awning gets out of track - Event Date: 31 Jul 2013 - 01 Oct 2013

You probably know this already, but wither tape the jaws of the vice grips with tape or use a piece of cloth around the channel to protect the channel from becoming marred.  I normally just use cloth, but several layers of tape should work better.

Bob

Aluminum here.. we have had no trouble with the track, I did, as soon as we brought it home, take a round file to the track opening to make it slide in smoother.

I thought they were all aluminum, too.  Never seen one on other campers (popups) which weren't AL, either.

Originally posted by TIDALWAVE If you use a vice-grips to 'set' the best width of the track...let the Pod sit out in the sun for awhile so that the plastic of the track can soften slightly before using the grips.  Cold plastic would have a greater chance of cracking. After the grips have adjusted the track width...I would spray some cold water on the track to help harden the plastic.

Originally posted by curieuse Thanks Bob, we were a little afraid of breaking the slot, if you come by the post again let me know I did not find it yet.

I did a search of both this forum and the other one but the post did not show up.  The thread involved modifying the larger-size slots to accommodate the smaller-sized one.  I recall that one member actually ordered a proper sized slot from Forest River while others used various methods to "squeeze" their existing slots down to the smaller size for their domes.  The one that sticks in my mind, which seems the safest and would give a uniform opening, is the use of vice grips.  I added the part about pre-setting the vice grips to insure the proper opening was achieved for the entire length of the channel.

Perhaps another member will remember more about this, but the process seems simple enough.  I don't see any danger of breaking the channel.  It is aluminum and will bend quite easily. 

Bob