Fix garden awning

[Adiy24]

Hello,

The rod connecting the front bar of the awning and the extending arm snapped. The part bolted to the front bar (left in the first picture) seems to be aluminium the other part steel. The part near the nut is supposed to rotate inside the arm. To my surprise the steel rod can rotate inside the aluminium part. The rod has a groove where the aluminium left on the rod can rotate.

Any suggestion on how to repair it? Before discovering the rod rotates inside the aluminium part I was thinking of welding the rod to a flat piece of metal replacing the aluminium part. Primrose awning where I bought the awning are not being helpful.

 

[jj4091]

I would imagine they expect you to buy a complete left arm rather than just that swivel. but it's hard to tell from the picture on their website if that is included with a new arm. Perhaps a local small engineering company could machine you a new plate if that is all that is needed.

 

[Adiy24]

I'd be happy to buy the arm but when I asked they said "I apologise, but we do not sell any of the parts.".

It's not really the plate, I don't understand if it needs to rotate in the plate or it's enough the arm end rotating around the rod. I can replace the plate with a flat piece of metal, drill two holes and weld the rod to the metal. It wouldn't be able to rotate like it did before though. Otherwise I can try with pillow block bearing but I doubt those little bolts would held the from bar in place if there is wind.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

A flat piece of steel, drilled with the two holes, and a third hole in the middle, countersunk for a screw. Cut the entire end from the short rod, drill and tap the end to suit your screw. Screw the two parts together, adding some Locktite, to the screw thread, to prevent it unscrewing in use.

 

[jj4091]

they have them here to order on-line but no good if they won't tell you if your part is included https://www.primrose.co.uk/product/...EkZzAkdDE3NDg2NjU2MzQkajYwJGwwJGg4ODA4NDg0MzY. Did you try contacting them by email and sending your pic showing the broken part or just by phone. Seems stupid if you can by them but they won't tell you it's the correct part. Scroll down to the overview I think you must have talked to an idiot