Repairing an unanchored internal rope

  

First fold the canopy and close it using the supplied strap.

 

Lay the Eclipse horizontally, and remove the winder housing. Be aware that two internal springs, a metal lock and a plastic spacer are inside so remove it carefully.

  

Remove the bolt found behind the black cap; you should now be able to remove the spindle.

 

Remove the barrel bolt in the Top Stay closest to the canopy. Remove the plastic stop located ¾ of the way up the mast.

 

Slide the slider car up the mast to the very top holding the wire as you go to keep tension on the pulley in the slider car.

This will give you slack in the wire which will enable you to access the internal mechanism from the bottom of the mast.

 

Find something long and insert it into the top of the mast and gently push the internal spool out towards the bottom.

 

 You will now be able to remove the spool and access the double swivel pulley. Inspect the spool for damage, if you find the

 

To reassemble you will need to pull the double swivel pulley out the bottom of the mast to rethread the internal rope.  Hook

 

Before rethreading the internal spool rope ensure that once anchored again there are no twists in the rope. Unravel it and

Now you can insert the loose end into the bottom double swivel pulley and then re-anchor it to the spool using the technique bellow. 

Picture 1: Thread the rope about 200mm through the spool anchor point or in this case a ‘P’ fitting.

Pictures 2-4: Wrap the rope around both the allen key and the upper rope two or three times working your way downwards.

Picture 5: Bring the end back up through the created hole of the allen key as you pull it out of the loops of rope.

Pull tightly to lock the rope to the ‘P’ fitting. Finish with a piece of electrical tape.

 

Once assembled pull the double swivel pulleys back up the mast and line up the holes in the spool with those in the mast.

Replace the spindle when the holes align and reassemble the winder housing. 

Retrace your steps, push the slider car down the mast holding the wire taught as you go to avoid it slipping off the pulley in the slider car.

Hopefully your Eclipse is now repaired and can be enjoyed once again.