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11-28-2020, 02:04 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Chateau 31L
State: Florida
Posts: 2,063
THOR #12189
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Awning Motor
Awning motor sounds like it's starting to grind rather than just whine the way it does. Not sure what may have caused it to misalign, if that's the problem. Does it need maintenance I might have dismissed?
Thanks
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11-28-2020, 02:56 AM
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 29M
State: Texas
Posts: 2,719
THOR #11781
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The only maintenance I know of is to clean and lube the pivot points and damper/struts. Have you taken the cover off to look at it?
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Lt Keefer
2018 Hurricane 29M
CHF, Saf-T-Plus, SumoSprings
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11-28-2020, 10:08 PM
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Chateau 31L
State: Florida
Posts: 2,063
THOR #12189
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Thanks. I have. Nothing seems excessively worn or out of alignment. Thanks for the tips and pretty sure it's coming from the motor though can see where your tips might take some strain off the closing process.
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11-28-2020, 11:16 PM
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 31S
State: Texas
Posts: 4,180
THOR #6411
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Breeze
Awning motor sounds like it's starting to grind rather than just whine the way it does. Not sure what may have caused it to misalign, if that's the problem. Does it need maintenance I might have dismissed? Thanks
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Thor uses Carefree of Colorado and Dometic patio awnings. If you have a C of C, the gear box is separate from the motor and only $20. The roller's shaft rides only on bronze Oilite bushings and they can be easily oiled. I recommend bicycle chain lube as it will wick along the shaft and not attract dirt.
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Jim & Roy Davis
2016 Hurricane 31S
1961 Rampside in tow
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11-28-2020, 11:54 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 29M
State: Texas
Posts: 2,719
THOR #11781
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Beau388
Thor uses Carefree of Colorado and Dometic patio awnings. If you have a C of C, the gear box is separate from the motor and only $20. The roller's shaft rides only on bronze Oilite bushings and they can be easily oiled. I recommend bicycle chain lube as it will wick along the shaft and not attract dirt.
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Thanks for the chain oil tip. It is added to my maintenance list for the awning.
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Lt Keefer
2018 Hurricane 29M
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11-29-2020, 02:26 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Chateau 31L
State: Florida
Posts: 2,063
THOR #12189
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Likewise.
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11-29-2020, 02:28 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Chateau 31L
State: Florida
Posts: 2,063
THOR #12189
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Beau388
Thor uses Carefree of Colorado and Dometic patio awnings. If you have a C of C, the gear box is separate from the motor and only $20. The roller's shaft rides only on bronze Oilite bushings and they can be easily oiled. I recommend bicycle chain lube as it will wick along the shaft and not attract dirt.
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This has Solera stickers on it. I'll take a look. How different can they get? Thanks for the feedback.
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12-05-2020, 10:57 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Sprinter four winds
State: Georgia
Posts: 150
THOR #14780
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Awning motor
Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Breeze
Awning motor sounds like it's starting to grind rather than just whine the way it does. Not sure what may have caused it to misalign, if that's the problem. Does it need maintenance I might have dismissed?
Thanks
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Had the same issue with our four winds. Replacing the motor is the only fix. At the time Thor came thru for us. Found the motor on Amazon about $80bucks. Was not a hard fix once you secure the awning arm.
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12-05-2020, 11:34 PM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: chateau 23U
State: Florida
Posts: 60
THOR #1241
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Mine is by Lippert and would not pull the awning in at delivery. After goobering an ample amount of grease on the gear surfaces, it works like a dream. Lippert said that these gear trains are usually spun for some time to polish the surfaces, but mine was not.
Apparently, they want their quality to be consistent with Thor's!
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