Power Awning Question
To this day, I've never liked the power awnings versus the manual ones. The one on our old Cyclone was really wimpy and this one on the Work & Play isn't a whole lot better. That just got me to th...
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dverstra wrote:
On our last outing, the motor failed on our Care Free One Touch awning. It was in the extended position. I read the awning manual which said to put a 5/64 allen wrench into the end of the motor shaft to raise it up. Really?? 5/64? Needless to say, none of the allen wrench sets that I had on board had an allen wrench of this size. So...off to the hardware store to purchase one. After inserting this new wrench into the motor shaft, it promptly stripped out the hex in the end of the shaft. How can you expect to raise an entire awning with this puny allen wrench? I then removed the plastic cover of the awning motor assembly so that I could use a drill motor that I chucked onto the end of the shaft. Up the awning went. We then zip tied it to the coach and headed home.
The awning assembly is the original equipment on the coach and is 14 years old. The motor is no longer available and nobody makes an alternative to it. The dealer going to get new arms for a manual awning and change it over.
I replaced the motor on my Carefree Awning (don't remember which model) it had. It was on a 2006 HR Ambassador. Took the old motor off and went to Google using the serial number and brand on the motor. I was able to go to AutoZone and match the motor to one they listed in their books. Purchased a replacement motor for $45 and it has a lifetime warranty. Was working great when I sold the MH.
