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Right, I need to replace a couple of the springy locating balls on the legs of my fiamma awning. Now the issue is I have no idea what I call them do I can buy some new ones.
They are like 5mm ball bearings that are sprung so the tube they are on can slide inside another but hold in place when extended and the ball finds a locating hole in the outer tube
Hope that makes sense and someone can help as its really annoying me!!
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I cant remember what they are properly called, but any caravan accessory shop will have them in stock.
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1986 Panda 4x4.
1990 Metro Sport.
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Turns out they are called spring plungers  |
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Last Edit: Apr 1, 2012 17:03:56 GMT by mortcars
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Try the hospital  seriously they throw out loads of old alloy crutches and they have these fitted to lock them for length, in fact i have some in the frag pile if you want one/some sent to you? they have 2 ball/pins on a V shaped spring, you want a pic tomorrow ? |
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I don't know about fiamma awnings but normally they are different to the diagram above. Think bent length of spring steel with piece of chromed rod that has end rounded off attached - simple as that. You just slide new ones down the tube until the rod locates in the hole. Here you go - www.johnscross.co.uk/products/Replacement-Tent-Awning-Pole-Spring-Buttons.htmlAre you sure your originals haven't just been pushed too far down the tube ? Paul H |
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Cheers for the offer Bortaf, a couple of spares would be amazing, let me know and ill paypal you postage / beer money Oh and Composimmonite, i looked on Johns Cross and really couldn't find anything so thanks for that  |
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Contact Fiamma (or a good Fiamma agent) and they'll be able to supply all the correct parts. When my Fiamma awning got damaged in strong wind (the wind whipped the awning up despite being pegged/tied down) and it snapped two brackets, I was able to buy all the individual parts to fix it. Didn't cost that much either. They usually have exlpoded diagrams where you can choose the right part and order by the correct part number. [edit] Here is a list of all the Fiamma awnings in exploded diagram form and all the relevant part numbers: www.fiammastore.com/Fiamma-Awning-Spare-parts-for-motorhome-and-caravan Hope that is of some help? [/edit] |
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ordered the clips from Johns cross campers today, that diagram is very usefull too cheers mate |
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glad it's sorted here's that pic anyway  |
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seriously they throw out loads of old alloy crutches and they have these fitted to lock them for length, in fact i have some in the frag pile if you want one/some sent to you? they have 2 ball/pins on a V shaped spring, you want a pic tomorrow ?
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