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lvnrdream
Explorer
Jun 15, 2013

door awning broke

Our door awning (Dometic/0asis) broke while retracting it and popped out to the fully extended position. The motor turns but the shaft does not. I have manually retracted after removing the canvas and tied it to the coach. Does any one know how to remove it from the coach? Or where to find a manual. We have a 06 meridian and the awning is Dometic Model 974ES56.105R. Thanks
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  • WILDEBILL308's avatar
    WILDEBILL308
    Explorer II
    Jun 15, 2013
    This would be a good place to start.
    http://www.dometic.com/enus/Americas/USA/Start/
    Bill
  • NorCal_Dan's avatar
    NorCal_Dan
    Explorer
    Jun 17, 2013
    Mine is held on with 2 screws. I had to remove mine to have the motor replaced.
  • BigSkyBob's avatar
    BigSkyBob
    Explorer
    Jun 17, 2013
    My awning motor died just as yours did. The motor has to be removed from the left end but the strut for my patio awning was in the way. So I had to drill out the two pop rivets then slide the awning forward enough to remove the motor. The original motor drive is plastic but the new motor I replaced it with has two metal drive sprockets so a much better design. The wiring for mine went down the A pillar so that had to come off as well. Not a pleasant job but doable as a DIY project. Good luck with yours.
  • Waco_Kid's avatar
    Waco_Kid
    Explorer
    Jun 18, 2013
    If the motor turns and the tube does not, it could just be the drive hub, a $20 part that slides into the tube and the gear on the end of the motor shaft slides in to it....Bruce

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