Installing Lippert Components Solera Power Awning Replacement Motor
Question:
Changing the motor seems simple at a glance but I am concerned about the tension in the roller and does removal of the motor disconnect the roller from the support arm? I see you say a couple of screws but what about the gears the motor drives to move the roller?
asked by: Thomas
Expert Reply:
The Solera awnings do not use a spring that applies tension on it so that won't be a concern. What you will want to do when installing the Solera Power Awning Replacement Motor # LC266149 is to bring the awning out about 12 inches or so and then secure the arms. Lippert suggests using zip ties on the arms to keep them in place.
Once you have the arms secured it's just plug and play to install the new motor.
S.dean
6/2/2020
I have read other Q&A threads on this site regarding installation questions for this replacement motor, and they suggest that there “is” some spring tension in the roll tube. I recently removed my faulty motor with the awning fully extended, not knowing that tension would be lost. Please explain how to reset the correct spring tension in the roll tube to ensure the awning will operate properly.
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Dennis H.
9/6/2020
Hi, I just replaced my motor on my solera awning on a 17' Starcraft trailer. The trailer is 4 years old and since the day I bought it the awning retracts very slowly which I figured why the motor burned up. Now the new motor doesn't do any better in retracting the awning. I was going to try to adjust the spring tension but in your Q and A on that you said Solera doesn't use a spring, If that's the case then why are so many of these awnings having difficulties in retracting the awning. I know this motor isn't going to last very long if I don't get the the bottom of this problem.