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Awning Rail Pulling away

Jwtsg

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Any diagrams to show where studs are on the 2026 Allience Avenue 23 ML
Good mornin,,,you can send a request to Alliance for diagrammatic elevations on the exterior walls of your trailer. Need to include your Vin#, year, make & model #. I have found them informative,,,once you have them you can call & discuss your questions w one of the responding techs. Response is usually pretty quick w/in a day or two I’m most instances in our experience! 👍😘🍀!
 

SKYSKIOC

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just noticed our 2024 Avenue 32RLS awning is starting to pull away at the front of the trailer above the bedroom window. looks like the screws heads broke off. any ideas on how to get the broken ones out ?
 

Jwtsg

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just noticed our 2024 Avenue 32RLS awning is starting to pull away at the front of the trailer above the bedroom window. looks like the screws heads broke off. any ideas on how to get the broken ones out ?
Can you get a small needle nose pliers on the screw body? Must be into some solid metal backing that was too thick for the small self taper screws if the screw heads broke off,,,if you can get the other non broke off screws out can you gently pull awning away from the body a bit to get the needle nose onto the damaged screw shanks?
 
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Lantley

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Can you get a small needle nose pliers on the screw body? Must be into some solid metal backing that was too thick for the small self taper screws if the screw heads broke off,,,if you can get the other non broke off screws out can you gently pull awning away from the body a bit to get the needle nose onto the damaged screw shanks?
I've had success with needle nose vice grips. Tightly lock them on the broken screw. Then hopefully you can just unscrew the screw with the vice grips.
 
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M and E

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If it is not broken flush, you can tighten the chuck of your cordless driver on the screw body, put it on reverse, and it might back out. Unfortunately, you may need to remove that rail to use this method. If there is enough shank left, you can just use an Easy Out extractor or Walmart knock off. The Easy Out might be risky on Azdel (guessing).

Another option may be to grind the screw flat (Dremel, or just leave it), abandon using it, caulk it, then relocate that fastener point about 1/2 inch away using a new, stronger, screw.
 

Jwtsg

Well-known member
If it is not broken flush, you can tighten the chuck of your cordless driver on the screw body, put it on reverse, and it might back out. Unfortunately, you may need to remove that rail to use this method. If there is enough shank left, you can just use an Easy Out extractor or Walmart knock off. The Easy Out might be risky on Azdel (guessing).

Another option may be to grind the screw flat (Dremel, or just leave it), abandon using it, caulk it, then relocate that fastener point about 1/2 inch away using a new, stronger, screw.
Imho feel your caution the Azdel risk is very good advice given the size of the broken screw shank & the fact the screw head sheared,,,believe original installers use screw guns on these instalations whereas if they were hand tightened they would not strip or shear as readily,,,,have used your chuck solution several times on other situations successfully but agree that may not work w the rail still attached.
 

M and E

Elite Member
Imho feel your caution the Azdel risk is very good advice given the size of the broken screw shank & the fact the screw head sheared,,,believe original installers use screw guns on these instalations whereas if they were hand tightened they would not strip or shear as readily,,,,have used your chuck solution several times on other situations successfully but agree that may not work w the rail still attached.
I have used it on wood, metal, and Tapcons in masonry. It has failed when there is not enough shank to grab on to...the amount of shank you need varies. Pine, not a lot. Masonry, in my experience, about 1/4" minimum. One of my buddies owns a carpentry company and shared that trick years ago.
 
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