A&E Weather Pro Power Awning
How hard is it to replace a motor on a A&E weather pro power awning and where could I find a motor.
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PastorCharlie wrote:
Roll the awning out about 1 foot and tie it off so that it will not go any farther. Drill out the three rivets. Remove the motor. Unplug the wires. Reverse the procedure with the new motor. Install three rivets using a rivet gun.
Be sure to use the right size drill bit and not enlarge the holes.
This is almost exactly how I did it. However, before you remove the old motor, I believe you also have to put a cotter pin in the hole on the other side of the awning, where the spring tensioner is. The video on Dometic's web page explains this procedure very well.
Don't forget once you have the new motor in, to take the cotter pin out, remove the ties on the awning arms, before you try to move the awning again. You may have blown a fuse when the old motor went (I did), in which case you'll need to find the fuse for the awning, and replace it. Mine was a blue wire going straight to the battery.
Will
