Darren you make things look so straight forward and easy. When I do it that's not usually how it works. I know a lot of it is experience and knowledge. I didn't know about the spring so I would have taken the motor off and bamn, retract! Great video! You're taking the repair shops lunch.
This is the first video of yours that I have ever watched and I give you A+ 5 Stars! Very professional and well put together, explaining all aspects of this DIY trouble shooting and fix. Liked, Subscribed and clicked the Bell for Notification. Thank you D! You have saved me several hundred dollars!
Thank you! Was great to see you go straight into troubleshooting. So many videos out there where it takes 10 minutes before actually seeing what you came there for! You’ve got a new subscriber. 😊
Thank you for the video and troubleshooting tips! Our awning wasn't moving at all. I disconnected at the motor power connector, had good voltage from the trailer, and the motor worked when I connected to a 12V battery. Plugged everything back together and it worked. I suspect that there was just a little corrosion in the connector that caused a bad electrical connection, and that the unplugging / testing / re-plugging cleaned it up sufficiently.
I'd never thought to use a tool battery either but my house battery is right there anyhow. Mine has an intermittent issue and I've run a jumper to the motor. I'll need to check that wire.
VERY nice right to the nitty gritty vid in a very understandable by anyone video ...reason I watched is I have a friend in washington (im in montana)who is a widow that had to move to an rv because of her husbands passing and not enough income to stay in their old apartment, which had the rent jacked about the same time as her loss....anyway her awning dosen't work and its getting too warm in the rv so I sent her your vid. ....window a/c wont keep up... maybe her brother in law can help her get it working with the instructions in your vid... tx keep up the good work!!!
Thank you Sir for the video! I was having trouble with my awning and just used the 7/16 driver to move mine a little ( must’ve been stuck) and now my awning is working perfectly! 🙂
Thank you for the video! Our stupid awning has been blowing fuses when it retracts. I phoned lippert and they sent us a free replacement motor. It finally arrived today (took two months) but we followed what you did and had perfect success! Thanks so much for the clear instructions!
Mine would not blow a fuse when it extended but blow a fuse when it retracted I have checked all the wiring make sure everything is tight and I am about to check the motor and see if it’s getting power but rain will totally junk out a motor real quick, and i had the awning leaning unknowing at the time on the side for rain runoff
You are da man! Thank you so much for posting this. So easy to do. BTW for others the bits are 3/8 for the motor bolts and 7/15 for the emergency retract.
"Lolly lolly lolly..." Okay, now I must subscribe. LOL Second video I've watched today about troubleshooting some things on my RV. Regardless of the issue, just watching your videos today have given me more information to decide if I want to have a professional address the issue or do it myself. If I do have someone else tackle the problem I know more about how things work and we can discuss in the same language and I have more knowledge to spot someone trying to take advantage or an honest technician. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience!
And you can also use wire ties on both sides to hold your awning in a non-moving position, and it will not roll out, but I do like the Vice grip idea for reassurance that it’s not gonna roll out on me doing it by myself
Thank you for posting that and the how to step progress Sir! Much appreciated and will give it a shot at mine to see if that’s the same issue. Have a safe 4th!
Thanks. I've got to do the same to our awning on our camper, it runs so slow this last time I closed it up I was lucky to get it closed all the way to the camper.
This video and your expertise were a huge help in me diagnosing my awning problem today. Thank you for posting such great content!!! A new subscription for me to follow!!
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I get the awning is spring loaded but it never occurred to me to watch for it as I have never just changed the motor. So far has been arm replacements. Just take shaft out of motor and set awning on a ladder. Really haven't noticed too much "tension", a little unrolling, sure, but nothing unmanageable. Prob cause can just extend awning with the switch. Good tip to remember.
Great video. Now the motor will probably go out shortly because of rain getting on it. My case anyway. Stupid motors get any water in them, they go toast. Thanks for posting
Next time I would start the screws first. The top one was threaded right but the other two you cross threaded and just ran them in. He will probably not have to change it again before the trailer lifetime is up. It kind of reminded me of the set up people from the furniture store when they took the screws and put them in the impact and ran them in without starting them first. I made them take it back and bring a new one
Thank you so very much !! NOW i have a action plan to fix my awning !! another to-do project to get done !! Thanks so much !! just now gotta get a new motor !!
Thank you for the clear troubleshooting process. We bought or very first rv today. Guess what didn’t work? The power awning. I thought the world had stopped turning. It doesn’t seem like such an ordeal after watching your trouble shooting and repair
Thank you that was very helpful, i know this video is 5 years old but it help me out a lot, i have a awing that will go out but to make it retract i have to reverse the polarity on it, would that be a motor or switch issue?
Thanks Darren for the excellent video and commentary. I was wondering if you ever got to your "rainy day" project of tearing the motor down and finding the cause of failure. I seem to be having the same motor problem that you diagnosed and that others have mentioned in these comments. except that the motor will still turn to roll the awning out, but not retract.
Mine extends, but when I hit the button to retract, it was blowing a fuse every time you just gotta go chase the wiring with a 12 V voltage meter and then go to the motor itself and I believe my problem is in the motor I have a Solara
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So Darren good video for sure but I have a Dometic Weather Pro model #starts with 815 I've tested wires up to the motor but motor will not work, where can you buy just the motor and not the whole assembly they all want 4-700 bucks these guys are crazy anybody out there no where to buy this, again thanks Darren appreciate your videos
The only added tidbit of info is use a drill to bring the awning in and out. Don't use an impact. Plastic gears and the hammering effect from the impact can cause damage to your components.
Hello, This was a great video, it will help my Brother-in-Law and I to replace his Awning motor. Thanks Question. I am fairly handy, would it very hard to replace a conventional manual awning with a newer electric Awning?
So I have a similar Solara/Lippert Regal style 20ft awning that for whatever reason gave way and deployed and clipped a telephone pole at the end of last season. The arms and the main awning and spool are still intact, but it was enough blow to destroy both the power and the idler heads. I’ve finally gotten around to ordering new heads and plan to make the repairs before spring. In studying how this awning is designed, I find it dumb that the only thing that holds the awning retracted is the motor itself. That seems to be my point of failure from what I can deduce. My question is there a good way to secure or lock these awnings during travel. I don’t know if I want to put my faith in the power head gearbox again. Thanks.
My awning is retracting really slowly. I had it out almost all the way and when I attempted to retract it, no joy. I rolled it out another few inches then it retracted very slowly. Thoughts?
Great video! I ordered the new motor for mine, which is identical to this one BUT I wish you showed how to remove the housing. Mine aren’t Phillips or torx. I can’t see in the hole well but it looks like rivets. HELP!!!
Gotta love the engineering of the wiring of our place to run it, and the LED light all down the back of the pinch point of the struts and only a plastic cover with some wire and showing that eventually will get pinched retract in and extending all the time I think these places want you to bring it into the RV shop for major repairs, when it should be an easy fix for the average Joe
Darren, please tell me what a reasonable price would be for that exact mobile repair. New motor and install. I realized different motors may have different costs but just a fair cost range. Thank you very much.
Thank you for this video. My awning is extending and retracting but I’m noticing it is a little more noisy than before. Is there any points of lubrication I should check.
Well, we should have watched this video prior to replacing our motor but we didn't, haha. So when we initially took the motor off it extended completely. Now even with a new motor it won't retract, seems to have tension issues. Any videos or tips on this?
this great, the motor was shot... had a harder time with the wires on our model, but will get some of the clips you mentioned in 'your tool bag"... awesome job, thank you very much.... wish you were in the Michigan area..
Are the end peices and the shaft-to-roller tube....supposed to wobble when rolling in and out? Carefree Traveler power awnings for reference. Made closely identical to this awning your working on
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I just bought an RV and searching for help. Automatic Awing will not work however I hear a click noise when pressing the button. Do you have a video for that situation?
Hi Darren...Great video! My Awning works, but really, really, slow? And I checked to make sure it was not rolled up backwards. Any ideas for me? Thanks
Have a Solera awning that is very slow to retract, I have changed the motor and aligned the fabric better, still super slow on retract, extend is ok. oh, also changed gas cylinders. Any ideas?
Thanks for the video very interesting and helpful my question is my awning is completely retract all the way closed and when I hit my remote control, it moves backwards, but when I go forward it doesn't move or click or anything but if I go backwards I can hear it clicks and moves, but again it doesn't want to come out how can I check if it's the motor or something else please let me know thank you sir
Now THIS is how you do an instructional video! Excellent and thank you!
Darren you make things look so straight forward and easy. When I do it that's not usually how it works. I know a lot of it is experience and knowledge. I didn't know about the spring so I would have taken the motor off and bamn, retract! Great video! You're taking the repair shops lunch.
I love your sense of humor. You aren't only the best trouble shooter/repair technician i have ever watched, you are hilarious.
I knew the awning is spring loaded but you were the absolute best in showing how to simply handle that issue. On my way now to pick up a new motor.
This is the first video of yours that I have ever watched and I give you A+ 5 Stars! Very professional and well put together, explaining all aspects of this DIY trouble shooting and fix. Liked, Subscribed and clicked the Bell for Notification. Thank you D! You have saved me several hundred dollars!
Thank you! Was great to see you go straight into troubleshooting. So many videos out there where it takes 10 minutes before actually seeing what you came there for! You’ve got a new subscriber. 😊
Just wanted to say thank you! This video was exactly what I needed, my awning is back up and running with a new motor!
Thank you for the video and troubleshooting tips! Our awning wasn't moving at all. I disconnected at the motor power connector, had good voltage from the trailer, and the motor worked when I connected to a 12V battery. Plugged everything back together and it worked. I suspect that there was just a little corrosion in the connector that caused a bad electrical connection, and that the unplugging / testing / re-plugging cleaned it up sufficiently.
Excellent video. Had to change one of the motors while on the road. Thanks to Amazon and your video, changed it out very easily!
I don't know what I liked more. The motor repair or the Dewalt battery as a test 12 V source.
I'd never thought to use a tool battery either but my house battery is right there anyhow.
Mine has an intermittent issue and I've run a jumper to the motor. I'll need to check that wire.
VERY nice right to the nitty gritty vid in a very understandable by anyone video ...reason I watched is I have a friend in washington (im in montana)who is a widow that had to move to an rv because of her husbands passing and not enough income to stay in their old apartment, which had the rent jacked about the same time as her loss....anyway her awning dosen't work and its getting too warm in the rv so I sent her your vid. ....window a/c wont keep up... maybe her brother in law can help her get it working with the instructions in your vid... tx keep up the good work!!!
oh P.S. those are Vise Grips....wink wink..
Thank you Sir for the video! I was having trouble with my awning and just used the 7/16 driver to move mine a little ( must’ve been stuck) and now my awning is working perfectly! 🙂
Thank you for the video! Our stupid awning has been blowing fuses when it retracts. I phoned lippert and they sent us a free replacement motor. It finally arrived today (took two months) but we followed what you did and had perfect success! Thanks so much for the clear instructions!
Mine would not blow a fuse when it extended but blow a fuse when it retracted I have checked all the wiring make sure everything is tight and I am about to check the motor and see if it’s getting power but rain will totally junk out a motor real quick, and i had the awning leaning unknowing at the time on the side for rain runoff
You are da man! Thank you so much for posting this. So easy to do. BTW for others the bits are 3/8 for the motor bolts and 7/15 for the emergency retract.
I just replaced my motor using your tips - worked great and the awning works good as new. Thanks for the video 👍
"Lolly lolly lolly..." Okay, now I must subscribe. LOL Second video I've watched today about troubleshooting some things on my RV. Regardless of the issue, just watching your videos today have given me more information to decide if I want to have a professional address the issue or do it myself. If I do have someone else tackle the problem I know more about how things work and we can discuss in the same language and I have more knowledge to spot someone trying to take advantage or an honest technician. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience!
Just fixed our motor after your wonderful instructional video. Enjoy all your videos.
Heck yeah!! Thanks for the help with our awning. Definitely earned a subscriber today!! Full time RVers here.
Thanks for the video! I had to replace the motor on mine and appreciated the warning of using the ViseGrip!
And you can also use wire ties on both sides to hold your awning in a non-moving position, and it will not roll out, but I do like the Vice grip idea for reassurance that it’s not gonna roll out on me doing it by myself
Good job. My awning got stuck a little less than half way. Thanks to you I believe I can fix it. Thanks.
Thank you for posting that and the how to step progress Sir! Much appreciated and will give it a shot at mine to see if that’s the same issue. Have a safe 4th!
Very nice video! I love learning new things about RV’s
I am currently having the same issue with a solara unit. I’m gonna try this basic trouble shooting process. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing I’ll be trouble shooting mine tomorrow 👍🏼
Great video. I hope I never have to do this on my awning, but if I do, you showed me how. Keep up the good work!
Reassemble Stephanie!! Love it 😂 Johnny 5!
Thanks.
I've got to do the same to our awning on our camper, it runs so slow this last time I closed it up I was lucky to get it closed all the way to the camper.
This video and your expertise were a huge help in me diagnosing my awning problem today. Thank you for posting such great content!!! A new subscription for me to follow!!
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You have helped me multiple times. Thank you so much! You the man.
I get the awning is spring loaded but it never occurred to me to watch for it as I have never just changed the motor. So far has been arm replacements. Just take shaft out of motor and set awning on a ladder. Really haven't noticed too much "tension", a little unrolling, sure, but nothing unmanageable. Prob cause can just extend awning with the switch. Good tip to remember.
Daron! You are a life-saver! Your video is thorough and easy to follow. Just what we needed!
You a mighty fine tech!!
Nice job well done 👏
I like the multi purpose 12v battery drill and vise grip tricks 👍
Not sure if mine can be manually operated, but, all in all, very informative. Thank you.
Great video. Now the motor will probably go out shortly because of rain getting on it. My case anyway. Stupid motors get any water in them, they go toast. Thanks for posting
thanks just what i needed to go repair my friends motor 🤠
Next time I would start the screws first. The top one was threaded right but the other two you cross threaded and just ran them in. He will probably not have to change it again before the trailer lifetime is up. It kind of reminded me of the set up people from the furniture store when they took the screws and put them in the impact and ran them in without starting them first. I made them take it back and bring a new one
Yeah I kind of thought the same thing I thought you should at least start them by hand first
Thank you so very much !! NOW i have a action plan to fix my awning !! another to-do project to get done !! Thanks so much !! just now gotta get a new motor !!
Send me an email with your address and we can have a motor shipped directly to you:
Darren@myrvworks.com
Cheers,
Darren
Thanks Darren. Best channel on UA-cam.
Thanks for watching. Happy camping.
Great Video !!! Helped me fix the problem
Excellent video, it will be of great value in the future if things go as may be expected. Thanks you sir.
Hi Bob, Thanks for the compliment!
Cheers,
Darren
Great video,
Thanks for the tips!
Thank you for the clear troubleshooting process. We bought or very first rv today. Guess what didn’t work? The power awning. I thought the world had stopped turning. It doesn’t seem like such an ordeal after watching your trouble shooting and repair
Awesome video thank you
Thanks for the great video on the motor replacement 😎
Thank you that was very helpful, i know this video is 5 years old but it help me out a lot, i have a awing that will go out but to make it retract i have to reverse the polarity on it, would that be a motor or switch issue?
Great explanation
Extremely helpful
Most helpful video ever made🤙
Thank you great video I can do this
if want to save some $$$ a 1994 or so chevy lumina passenger side power window motor is the same and Darren your videos are great keep'em coming
If the button clicks does that mean it’s not the motor.
genius! thanks for the tips. A+ 5 stars..... and in the rain...
Thanks Darren
Thanks Darren for the excellent video and commentary. I was wondering if you ever got to your "rainy day" project of tearing the motor down and finding the cause of failure. I seem to be having the same motor problem
that you diagnosed and that others have mentioned in these comments. except that the motor will still turn to roll the awning out, but not retract.
Mine extends, but when I hit the button to retract, it was blowing a fuse every time you just gotta go chase the wiring with a 12 V voltage meter and then go to the motor itself and I believe my problem is in the motor I have a Solara
Your video was spot on ... had a lightning strike and the motor was toast. Your video was perfect and on the spot to get replaced. Thanks ..
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So Darren good video for sure but I have a Dometic Weather Pro model #starts with 815 I've tested wires up to the motor but motor will not work, where can you buy just the motor and not the whole assembly they all want 4-700 bucks these guys are crazy anybody out there no where to buy this, again thanks Darren appreciate your videos
I which you were in this area, good videos. Thank you
Very good video love all of them
Thanks for the video, I’m happy to subscribe.
9:19 - 9:21... that bolt is cross-threaded for sure! I guess it's the next guys problem though lol. Good video minus that.
Thank you
Thank you sir.
Thanks.. if I ever have to replace a awning motor, I will know how. Although mine is a care free awning
The only added tidbit of info is use a drill to bring the awning in and out. Don't use an impact. Plastic gears and the hammering effect from the impact can cause damage to your components.
Hello, This was a great video, it will help my Brother-in-Law and I to replace his Awning motor. Thanks Question. I am fairly handy, would it very hard to replace a conventional manual awning with a newer electric Awning?
Great video!
So I have a similar Solara/Lippert Regal style 20ft awning that for whatever reason gave way and deployed and clipped a telephone pole at the end of last season. The arms and the main awning and spool are still intact, but it was enough blow to destroy both the power and the idler heads.
I’ve finally gotten around to ordering new heads and plan to make the repairs before spring. In studying how this awning is designed, I find it dumb that the only thing that holds the awning retracted is the motor itself. That seems to be my point of failure from what I can deduce.
My question is there a good way to secure or lock these awnings during travel. I don’t know if I want to put my faith in the power head gearbox again. Thanks.
My awning is retracting really slowly. I had it out almost all the way and when I attempted to retract it, no joy. I rolled it out another few inches then it retracted very slowly. Thoughts?
Thanks a lot !!! Funny that you do that while raining :-) !!!
What an interesting video. Learned something.
Will have to change out my charger/inverter soon, any vids on that?
Have you watched this one: ua-cam.com/video/mk3lDwU61o4/v-deo.html
Cheers,
Darren
Excellent vlog
Thanks Mary!
Great video! I ordered the new motor for mine, which is identical to this one BUT I wish you showed how to remove the housing. Mine aren’t Phillips or torx. I can’t see in the hole well but it looks like rivets. HELP!!!
Great videos!
Gotta love the engineering of the wiring of our place to run it, and the LED light all down the back of the pinch point of the struts and only a plastic cover with some wire and showing that eventually will get pinched retract in and extending all the time I think these places want you to bring it into the RV shop for major repairs, when it should be an easy fix for the average Joe
thanks for the help great video
That was easy :) Good job on explaining again!
Thanks!
Cheers,
Darren
Darren, please tell me what a reasonable price would be for that exact mobile repair. New motor and install. I realized different motors may have different costs but just a fair cost range. Thank you very much.
Thank you for this video. My awning is extending and retracting but I’m noticing it is a little more noisy than before. Is there any points of lubrication I should check.
Well, we should have watched this video prior to replacing our motor but we didn't, haha. So when we initially took the motor off it extended completely. Now even with a new motor it won't retract, seems to have tension issues. Any videos or tips on this?
2021 Coleman awning motor repair it tryed then quit changed fuse still no power.
Excellent video thank you. I’ve removed the old motor just waiting for the new one to arrive. 👍👍
Does Carefree also have a manual emergency operation?
Very informative
awesome, thank you.. I am going to check mine out....
this great, the motor was shot... had a harder time with the wires on our model, but will get some of the clips you mentioned in 'your tool bag"... awesome job, thank you very much.... wish you were in the Michigan area..
Is there any kind grease fitting or any way to lube it ?
Also heard these are Power Window motors from 80's GM cars. Cheaper to buy from Auto Zone than a RV shop supplier. I hear.
Any truth?
Are the end peices and the shaft-to-roller tube....supposed to wobble when rolling in and out? Carefree Traveler power awnings for reference. Made closely identical to this awning your working on
can the tooth gears be changed out in a awning motor or best to repalce the entire head and all
Great stuff.👍🏻 Thanks for posting.
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I just bought an RV and searching for help. Automatic Awing will not work however I hear a click noise when pressing the button. Do you have a video for that situation?
My awning is making a slite noise and found out the cylinder most likely needs some cleaning. What do you recommend ?
Hi Darren...Great video! My Awning works, but really, really, slow? And I checked to make sure it was not rolled up backwards. Any ideas for me? Thanks
Have a Solera awning that is very slow to retract, I have changed the motor and aligned the fabric better, still super slow on retract, extend is ok. oh, also changed gas cylinders. Any ideas?
Thanks for the video very interesting and helpful my question is my awning is completely retract all the way closed and when I hit my remote control, it moves backwards, but when I go forward it doesn't move or click or anything but if I go backwards I can hear it clicks and moves, but again it doesn't want to come out how can I check if it's the motor or something else please let me know thank you sir
Any need to grease those gears on a regular basis? Thanks
So what would it be if the motor goes out normal speed but slow coming in
very helpful, thank you
I have got a different motor on my awning
I see the motor you replaced is an after-market motor. What is your take on that?
Nice work. New sub here from Redding, CA
Welcome to the channel neighbor! Thanks for watching!
Cool video