door awning broke

[lvnrdream]

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

[Waco_Kid]

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

[BigSkyBob]

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.

[NorCal_Dan]

Mine is held on with 2 screws. I had to remove mine to have the motor replaced.

[WILDEBILL308]

This would be a good place to start.
http://www.dometic.com/enus/Americas/USA/Start/
Bill

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