Neal - I am wondering if you were able to remove and/or dismantle your over-the-door awning. After arriving in Yuma for the winter about 2 1/2 weeks ago, I decided to tear into my over-the-door awning because it has not operated at all for several years. I have not been able to precisely identify the awning other than knowing it's a Carefree of Colorado unit. Yesterday I spent a couple of hours getting the end cap off the motor and was able to successfully remove the awning completely from the coach.
The motor has to be completely removed from the end of the awning in order to allow the awning to extend. Once extended about a foot or more, the three screws locking the awning into place on the coach can be removed. Then the awning can be tilted up and slid off the front from the holding rail.
My awning motor appears to be a dead soldier but has no identifying name, model, or any identifying information. My next step is to either repair the motor, if indeed repairable, or replace it. My next stop will be to see "Old Bob" at CJ's RV Repair here in Yuma tomorrow. I will take the awning and motor to him to see if he can repair or replace the motor and reinstall it. If so, then I can slip the awning back in place, hook up the wires, apply liberal amounts of Lexel at the leak points, and reinstall the three screws that hold it from sliding left or right, or lifting in the wind.
Anyone know where I can get a motor for it? I understand it's a Fiamma motor.
BTY - Once you have spent a few hours trying to figure out how to get the awning extended, you will find it pretty easy to reinstall... I think! There is one screw that must be removed and it's under the front flap that leads the awning out when it extends. The problem is that screw is under that flap. Well... a two-inch section of that flap can be removed by removing the screw that holds it in place. You have to drive a wedge horizontally under the flap from its left side. Then look in horizontally from the left side. There you will see a Phillips head screw to remove. Removing that screw will allow that two-inch piece of the flap to come off revealing the final screw that holds the motor cover on.