ATF: Cyclone - Rear Awning Issues
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jeffdee
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http://www.carefreeofcolorado.com/products/freedom-wall-mount.html
It appears to be a Carefree Freedom Wall Mount. There are numerous technical documents under that tab on that page.
It appears to be a Carefree Freedom Wall Mount. There are numerous technical documents under that tab on that page.
Wk15
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. This is just one side, but you do the same on both sides of the awning. When you put the arm back in the stowed position. Make sure you rotate the two Wings to slide in the groves or you will bind it trying slide the arms back in to the awning
. Look close and you can see the wings. Rotate away from the TH and slides right in. Hope this helps!
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Thats very interesting. My 2014 3950 does not have any of those mounts and I have the rear awning. I must look into this.
avvidclif
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I finally figured out how to get the arms out. It just takes more force on the orange arms than I was applying. Then I found the ends didn't fit on the trailer dock. I finally took the side of the foot that had only one lip and ground it down and then the locking pin would go down correctly. You can see the offending lip in the picture. The bar that goes down to lock it would not go over the lip????
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blong
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Had the same problem.... ensure the screws that hold the bracket to the trailer are all the way in I had to tighten ours and then the bracket clipped in and out just fine.
BLHFUN
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I can check it tomorrow. I'll be picking it up for a 4 day trip tomorrow morning. It's not off center, but I don't know the distance in inches. You have my curiosity though... Why do you ask?
BLHFUN
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X2. They used a round head screw on mine instead of a counter sink flat head. Still had to file down the right bracket knuckle to get mine to work. In theory, the two holes on the arm bracket should line up with the two screws. "Should" being the key word here.
BLHFUN
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Mine is 63 inches from the bottom of the awning to the bracket. I looked at 37 inches and that doesn't look right at all. 63 looks correct when in use. Where is yours?
Wk15
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I measured their distances. Looked way to high. I went with your measurement of 63 inches. It looks way better. So far the slide pin's seem to be working great. Thank you for the help.
BLHFUN
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Good deal!!
jeffdee
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Update, 7/12/15:
I had the awning checked by the dealer I am using now and he said the motor was bad. My extended warranty would not cover the replacement motor unless I took it back to the original dealer. I knew the motor was good because it would run at least in one direction. So I took the motor out myself. As I suspected, the limit switch that allows the motor to retract the awning was bad (open circuit). This switch is not serviceable so I bypassed both limit switches and the motor now works in both directions. Also, my awning does not have the control module in the leading edge. The in/out control switch on the ceiling does the polarity reversing of the motor. Not having limit switches is not a problem for me because I always watch my awnings when deploying or retracting. The replacement motor is Carefree Part Number R001712BLT. It is $378.87 plus $15 shipping from Carefree. In the instruction manual there is directions for manually retracting your awning if it fails to close. All you need is a 3/8" ratchet with a short extension.
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I spoke with Carefree before I decided to go ahead and pull the motor myself. The technical assistance guy did not sound like he was very "technically adept" and could not help me other than to say I needed a new motor.
