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Originally Posted by Morbach Camping
Good Evening,
I read your post about the fix for the awning. We found an area of the floor that appears to be wet and when I looked at the awning rail, it looks like it could use some caulk. Reading your post, it may need to big fix. Do you know of any videos out there that would help me with the big fix?
Thanks,
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I ended up taking my awning rail completely off. I got some slack in my awning by extending it a foot and then squeezing the poles back together with bungy cords. Once I got the rail detached from the camper wall, slid it off the awning and went to work on it, the rail came off in two pieces. Found the butyl tape on the back was hit and miss as far as covering screw and staple holes (no surprise).
Removed the old butyl tape cleaned the rail and camper wall with alcohol, and added new butyl tape, reattached and caulked around the edges and over the screws that held it in. It took a bit but it wasn't as bad as I thought. I also used some larger screws in some places because the original ones wouldn't bite.
If you decide to take the awning rail off, the butyl tape (on mine) was between the edges of the roof membrane and the awning rail so be careful not to tear the roof membrane if that's the case with yours. A putty knife, warm day, and plenty of patience will be your friend.