FYI - i forgot to say thanks for the video as well! It REALLY helped tremendously, seeing you take it apart to see the pretty simple, straight forward inner workings! Your ideas - especially with the shop vac - were fantastic too! I love when people are resourceful & think outside of the box!

Great video. A tip: I tied the new cord to the old cord from the top of the umbrella. That way I could pul the new cord through the cantilever without any problem.

Saved me 100+ bucks buying a new one over a broken rope! Thanks man! The shop vac tip was a life saver btw

I was ready to throw my umbrella in the dumpster, then decided to try to fix it first - not knowing a thing about how to do it. I saw your video pop up and realized it was the same model mine was and the same problem. Thirty minutes later, I have a fixed umbrella and there's one less thing in the landfill. You are the greatest. Thank you *so* much.

Wow, you are a great instructor. I am 74 years old, and decided to try out your instructions. After getting a little sideways a couple times I got it done. It works great. I may go into the cantilever refurbishing business. Thank you so much.

Saved me $144 thank you😊

Thank you for this. Took me over 3 hours but we are so grateful that we could fix the parasol.

Dude thank you this video - watched it this morning and fixed my umbrella by midday!

Thanks for showing deconstruction of various pieces! The shop vac & cotton cord was genius!

I was about to buy a new umbrella, but now I don't need to! Thanks! Now I just need to get the right cord...

Thanks Jim. I had to watch your video to get my wife's umbrella fixed today .

Thanks for getting down to it and not waffling on like some videos that make you lose the will to live!

Just used this video to take me through fixing our old one, saved me the best part of £200! Thank you ever so much, really easy to follow and well explained

Thank you! I watched this very clear video and it gave me an idea where to begin. I couldn’t , however, get to the hole in the crank because of the ratchet. After cutting off the old cording, I just tied my new cord to the last couple of inches of the original cord. I used a heavy darning needle to weight the cord and bring it through the curved pole by shaking it along. The rest was easy!

Thank you so much for this video. You helped us a lot fixing our umbrella. Sending you a big thank you from Turkey. Wish you all the health and joy.

I'm glad for not throwing my new outdoor umbrella it cost a lot of money. At first I felt frustrated and by just following your instructions I was able to fix it right away. Now I'm happy again .Thanks for that helpful diy repair video .God Bless You !!!

Thank you for your vacuum tip! We have a different umbrella type, one that tilts; the pass-through for the cord is very small. I watched your video and used some blue tape to close up as many holes as we could. My son and I were AMAZED that the vacuum actually got a string through! Thanks for saving us $300 on our broken umbrella!

July 2023. 30 min fix. Used the gravity option verses vacuum. Problem free. Excellent tutorial!!! A free unbrella and base from the side of the road. A $10 cord. Boom!!!

Thanks for this great video! Just replaced my broken cord thanks to your helpful instructions!!

Hey thanks Joe! I was happy to see that you kept the video real. The mistakes we all make when doing something like this cord replacement happens to us all, and usually these are edited out of the video. Watching the error before I make it myself is great. 👌

Thank you for this. I have the exact styled umbrella, the cord broke. Your video was the perfect instruction! Very creative on the use of the vacuum. Luckily for me I had a spool of steel wire that I ran down from the top, and got the cord to the top. Thanks for listing the supplies too!

This is also very helpful for changing the canopy. The cap popping off the end thing is the key!

Wow would never thought of using a vacuum for that! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

Great video thanks. A weighted length of cotton dropped from the top works well if you don’t have a vacuum cleaner to hand.

Thank you!!! I successfully repaired my broken umbrella. Really appreciate your how to video.

Good job, I like that you included the "oops". If the broken cord is not pulled all the way out of the tube you can use that to route the new cord. Fish tape can also be used.

very helpful, I like that you leave in some of the pitfalls during the process, any one of us would have done the same things, you also answered my questions about using a heavier para cord

Great vid, thanx. If u dint have a vacuum handy, or powerful enough one. Just use gravity.... Stand up pole and tap pole on ground a few times... The string should now be at bottom to pull out... :)

Thank you for the very helpful video, my moms umbrella broke in the same fashion and this repair worked perfectly. Plus besides the tensile strength the paracord should hold up to dry rot much better than the original.

Super helpful, thank you! Saved me several hundred dollars and unneeded waste in the landfill!

Thank you so much for this video! Our cantilever umbrella broke last summer in a wind storm and I thought for sure it was a goner. Now I see I can fix it easily here at home! Thank you soooooo much!!!

I had different model but this was helpful! I recommend if you're having issues getting the paracord in small holes, pull out about inch of the interior string and Cut it off. After melt the casing into a pointy design. This makes it easier to get into smaller holes without it being bulby I also wasn't able to complete this without metal hanger I unraveled

Brilliant! This vid saved me 100s of$$. I had to adapt bits to suit shape of my umbrella. Tip, the first pull through the hole at 2.53, I don't have those tools, so I tied a piece of string to pull it through the wee hole. I could not get the vacuum to pull the string through the second part. My pole was very curved, so I made the pole be vertical against me and got gravity to do the work :). Worked a treat. Thank you

As with everyone else, Thank You so much for this video. My cord broke about two weeks ago. I was going to throw the whole damn umbrella out. But thanks to you and your mistakes 🙂 I now know how to fix it. Cheers

Let's hope my repair goes as smoothly as this one. Thanks for the tips.

Great video and clearly understandable of movable assembly parts of the umbrella. Thank you

This is an awesome video and made the process so easy. Look forward to doing this over the weekend!

Awesome and thank you for the links!!

Hello from England..thanks for this..I've repaired ours after seeing this post X

Thank you so much! I just released some of the additional string and it’s back working in less that 20 mins.

I just stood mine up and feed the line in via the pulley. Gravity did the rest. No vacuum needed

Thanks for the detailed video. Just fixed my cord and followed your instructions to get it done. However, I did try and skip the vacuum trick, thinking I could feed the cord, and wasted serious time. As soon as I got the vacuum I was on my way. Thanks again.

Exactly what I was looking for! Excellent

Your video was so helpful. Thanks for saving me the trial and error

clever way of threading the string♡

Thanks for the help!

thank you so much...you have just saved me alot of money and time trying to figure it out.cheers mate well done..

great job Joe! I think you just saved me $500 for a new umbrella :)

Thank you!!! Umbrella is up. Followed your direction . . . :)

Thank you!!! Saved our umbrella from the landfill!!

Thanks for this awesome video! Instead of string & a vacuum we used wire.

Great video dude! I have 2 of these, and wondered if they were toast when they broke or could be fixed. These things aren’t cheap, so this is a great fix! Thanks, keep up the good work!!

Thanks alot I got one of these umbrellas for free because the cord was broke just fixed it wish has covers 25 5 for the cord great setup for $30 thanks again

I'm fixing mine now, Ace Hardware has the para cord. Mine broke up high, so I can pull the cord through. Another thing that broke on mine is that sliding sleeve thing. It split, guess the force was too much for it. I used 2 stainless steel hose clamps on it, worked out great.

Thanks for the help. Mine broke at the crank end so I tied the new cord to the old cord and pulled it through. It was getting the new cord through the hole in the crank that was most difficult because the hole in the crank was at the bottom end of the cup.

Great video,thanks 👍

This was super helpful. Thanks!

Thank you

my chord broke in the same place. Thanks for telling me how to fix it. How I just have to find somebody who can take this monster down for me.

cool joe. i drilled a hole at the bottom of the pully housing, any water that gets in can drain.

Thank you very much

This was a fantastic video, thank you so much

Well done brother 👍 and Thank you.

Thank you so much!

Thanks. Saved me money. Definitely going to sub

Was there any reason for so much extra rope inside the crank? Thank you for this. About to tackle this dang umbrella in this ridiculous heat.

Thank you! You just saved me hours trying to figure it out! And what kind of cord to get!

Thank you so much!!

Excellent

Thank you 😊

Thank you so much!!! 😊

Goos job my friend. Help me so much!

thx for the video.. very helpful. just a question , have you ever replaced the canopy on that specific umbrella model..... I have tried pushing those buttons at the top but to no avail

Would a fish tape help for placing the paracord ? And why paracord vs nylon.?Just curious.

Perfect video and excellent instructions, thank you! How did you determine the length of cord you needed?

Question. You had cut the pars cord after fishing it through the top of the umbrella. Was there any extra pars cord that you wrapped up in the crank shaft like the previous string ? Or is the paracord strong enough to not have any extra string

Thanks for the video, very helpful. Can you tell me how much you wind round the crank thanks

WoW Thank you!

do you have a video on replacing the canopy itself for that specific umbrella?

Great video! Thanks for sharing. I am following your steps to fix mine. One question I have is how many feet of para cord did you put back on the crank? The one I bought is very long and would not fit into the housing. Sorry if you mentioned this and I missed it

My umbrella looks just like an umbrella with additional wiring support I don't believe the string is broken When I crank it down it doesn't want to close all the way So I can put the cover over it I did Notice the Screw So maybe tomorrow I'll lay it down and take a look I did put some oil on it didn't help it's stuck Might be twisted up Until I open it

Hello Jim : Watched your video on re-stringing a cantilever patio umbrella. Very helpful and nicely presented. On my umbrella, a tiny spring fell out when I took the crank apart. Any idea where this might go? Grateful for any help.

A shopvac would work I guess to to suck or blow, I was thinking of gravity and/or clothes hanger or a small Nut worked for rewiring the handlebars on the Harley.

What length do you need cut the paracord to do this? Or did you just measure the old line

Thanks for this! I haven't done the repair yet, but I was wondering two things: how do you know where to cut the paracord to length and do you really need to buy the 100 ft vs the 50 ft?

Good job man.....tx

Will be curios to hear feedback on how many seasons the paracord lasts. When the umbrella is down, a small section at the pulley is continually exposed to UV.

I had to replace the canpony, however after I put the new canopy on when I open the umbrella the pole does not go all the way down into where the arms spread open. I have about 2 inches of string in-between. I tried shortening the string at the end but it had no affect. Any ideas? also when I crank the umbrella after the umbrella is closed it keeps cranking and starts to open again. Any ideas?

Don't know if anyone is still monitoring this, BUT before I got taking mine apart looking for ANY IDEAS on what's happening w/ my new umbrella? Just recently (after storm?) when closing, the whole canopy is slipping off the road all together & hanging strictly off the cord alone. Opening, it all works fine/ goes back up rod as its supposed to. DO YOU THINK maybe the cord just got stretched out & I may just have to tighten/ re-knot it? (I am disabled, though enjoy DIY, but before I do all that work for me & regret it)... I'm trying to be logical here, as the cord is clearly not snapped & it is a bug umbrella - I usually use under the porch when it rains for my dogs to stay dry when let out for potty time. I also use an old school rubber strap bungee for when it gets windy to keep in place (don't think that had anything to do with issue, or did it?!) THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY INPUT!

Thanks for the video; we could fix our umbrella. But when we try to close the umbrella it’s very hard to pull the crank. Any idea why?

How do you replace the crank, pulled everything out and set It in order to return the way I got it out, but dropped it😮 can you help? Now when I put the gear on I can’t put the nut on it.

I have the same umbrella! Except the crank case doesn’t have The little straight piece that sits over the rope but under the case cover.. I’m having a hard time getting the rope to reel in properly

Is there an exact size of the paracord i need? I have an 11ft cantilever umbrella

❤what size rope to use pluse i have led light

So I had a spring, and a little metal lever pop out during disassembly and struggling to find out where it went

I’m assuming you just measured the existing cord to tell how much wraps around the crank?

how do you know how long to make the cord?

after 13 months of use My Umbrella cord broke. Its time for a new cord. Thanks

Hi My umbrella turns 360 degrees when it is windy. How do I prevent it as someone can get injured.

Thank You, I just replaced the canopy and the cord broke. 🤦🏾‍♀️