Door Awning/ Wont Close
my neighbor has a alergo bus with the awning above his door, this is a used unit but new to him, he opened up the awning all the way and when he went to close it, it would only close halfway. Any sugg...
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smlranger wrote:FIRE UP wrote:
I've done all the "so called" remedies and mine still acts up. I've lubed everything there is to lube, no go. And, contrary to popular belief, there are "NO" limiting adjustments on this particular door awning. I have looked up, down, sideways, inside, outside, around and in all the pivot points, arms etc. and there are no limit adjustment screws, or bolts etc. on this awning.
It's been assumed that the motor gets wet due to the plastic forming a "cup" on the bottom side of it and, upon inspection, that motor is flawlessly clean, no corrosion, rust, what so ever. So, that's out. At this point in time, it's possible that the OPs buddy might just have the same issues that are very hard to remedy. We'll see. Hope he gets it fixed. Post what the remedy is if he does.
Scott
Scott, mine is a Carefree and perhaps Winne used the A&E Dometic. I watched the service tech remove the motor cover and do some adjustments and it does not extend as far as it did previously. That said, it occasionally acts up. In fact, the dealer called and said they had ordered a new motor assembly for the awning and we will be having it installed next week. They said the drive mechanism gets weak and the only real fix is to replace it.
SML,
Thanks for the tip. I really like mine but, it sure can be a pain once in a while. Especially if you're minutes away from departing a camp spot or RV park and IT decides to throw a fit. The very first time it did that, I had my motor cycle close by and, just for the heck of it, I rolled it very close to the door. Then, I carry some 8GA jumper cables in the bike and broke those out. I hooked them to the bike and the other end to the wires on that motor. That awning ZIPPED RIGHT IN AND BACK OUT, AS MANY TIMES AS I WANTED IT TO!!!Hmmmmm.
So, I'm still not sure what the cause is. I've shown videos of the voltage that, that motor is working on when it's pushing and winding in, that awning. And all the time it's doing it, it's around 12.5 or more volts. So, again, just not sure.
Scott
