For Awnings Fully Retracted - Carefree ALTITUDE Service Manual

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For Awnings Fully Retracted

1. Disconnect power to the awning.
2. Remove the front cover on the motor side. To
remove: Press in on both sides of the rear
cover in the area shown. Rotate the cover up
and off.
3. Disconnect the motor wires from the motor
cable in the arm.
4. Drill off the rolled rivet heads and press out the
two rivets. Use care to not enlarge the holes
in the parts.
5. Slowly extend the motor arm out from the wall.
6. Rotate the motor head and roller tube up to
access the rear motor cover.
7. On the rear cover open the access cover and
pull out the roller tube retaining clip until it
disengages from the roller tube. The clip will
"latch" in the detach position and can be left in
the rear cover.
8. Pull the motor head off of the roller tube
9. While firmly holding the idler arm and roller tube, allow the awning to slowly extend out to the maximum
extension of the canopy. Use a scaffold or similar device to support the roller tube.
NOTICE
Do not allow the roller tube to drop toward the ground. The twisting motion can
cause serious damage to the idler arm.
Rear Cover Tabs Motor
Frame
10. Using a flat blade screw driver, press and release the two (2) rear cover tabs. Lift the rear cover off the
motor frame.
11. Remove the three (3) motor mount screws, motor and gear box from the motor frame. Set parts aside.
12. Position the motor frame in the arm channel. Ensure that the motor cable is extending out of the channel.
13. Attach the motor frame to the arm channel using four (4) 1/4" pop rivets (.09-.25 grip range).
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Service Manual
Front
Cover
Disconnect
Motor Wires
Rear
Cover
Gear Assy
Motor Assy
Motor Mount
Screws (x3)
Carefree of Colorado
Press on both sides
of the rear cover to
release front cover
Drill off the
rolled rivet head,
press rivets out
the opposite side
Access
Cover
Retaining
Clip
Motor
Frame
Motor Cable Extends Out
the top of the Arm Channel
Alt019
1/4" Pop Rivets
(x4)
Alt020
070026-301