Attach Back Channels - Dometic 9100 Installaiton Instructions

INSTALL AWNING
FIG. 15
#14 - 10 x 1-1/2"
Hex Head Screw
11. Repeat steps (3) through (10) for opposite side
for track and accessory wiring.
C.

Attach Back Channels

1.  R emove wiring cover from RH back channel (if
applicable). Save for reinstallation later.
2. Square back channel to RV and FRTA. Then
mark bottom mounting hole locations (LH and
RH back channels). See (FIG. 1) & (FIG. 16).
 M easuring from a door or window frame is
acceptable.
FIG. 16
FRTA
Center Mounting Holes
(1) Pair Above Strut
(1) Pair Below Strut
Bottom Mounting Holes
3. Wiring hole for motorized arm assembly. See
(FIG. 1).
 T he motorized arm assembly is ALWAYS
installed at the RH side of awning.
Wiring harness location is determined by
awning model. The back channel will ei-
Awning Rail
RH Top
Mounting
Bracket
Square
To RV
And
FRTA
Back
Channel
Floor Line
11
ther have a notch at top, or a hole near
bottom for wiring to pass through RV wall.
a. If wiring will pass through RV wall at TOP of
back channel, skip to step (4).
b. If wiring will pass through RV wall at BOT-
TOM of back channel, mark wiring hole loca-
tion.
4. Carefully swing arm assembly aside (out of the
way), to expose marked hole locations. See
(FIG. 17).
 I f arm is too stiff to swing aside, loosen
screw on inside slot of top mounting
bracket.
FIG. 17
Marked Hole Locations
5. Drill 3/16" diameter holes through marked
mounting hole locations and into solid structure
of RV.
 D rill 7/32" diameter holes if drilling into
steel.
6. Drill (1) 5/8" diameter hole at marked BOTTOM
wiring hole location and through outside wall of
RV.
 S kip this step if attaching LH back chan-
nel, or if wiring will pass through RV wall
at TOP of RH back channel.
7. Swing back channel back in place, and align its
mounting holes to the pre-drilled holes in RV.
 R etighten screw on inside slot of top
mounting bracket (if loosened earlier to
swing arm assembly aside).
8. Apply sealant to 3/16" x 1" oscar rivets (custom-
er supplied). Then place rivets through bottom
(2) mounting holes of back channel and secure
to solid structure of RV. See (FIG. 18).
 S tructural backing (with skin) MUST be
3/8" to 1/2" thick to accommodate oscar
RH Arm
Assembly