How To Fix A Patio Umbrella Arm

A patio umbrella s crank is essentially a handle that winds or unwinds an attached spool.

How to fix a patio umbrella arm. Patio umbrellas are excellent for providing both shade and beauty to outdoor areas. There is no need to dismantle the umbrella housing and the repair can be done in place with minimal surface preparation. Unfortunately it is not usually a question of if but when a strong gust of wind will topple the umbrella and send it crashing to the ground damaging the ribs the long wood or metallic rods that hold the umbrella shape and hold up the cover to the canopy in the process. If the crank is broken but the spool is intact you can fix the crank by affixing a universal handle to the spool.

Buy a 6 piece of 5 8ths copper from your local home improvement store. I was going to repair them with smaller tubing glued inside but decided on a much cheaper and easier fix. Patio umbrella rib repair repairing a patio umbrella rib is a relatively easy task that can be done at home with only a drill hammer and a couple of nuts and bolts. Had a similar thing happen to our cheapo patio cover last year except it was a heavy wet snow that did the damage to at least a half dozen members.

Fixing another piece of garbage designed by people who need to get a different job. How to fix broken main arm on cantilever umbrella using tools you may have laying around. This video is a tutorial for fixing a broken aluminum umbrella rib.