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05-07-2018, 06:50 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Canton
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M.O.C. #17970
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Need to remove broken Dometic power awning
I have a Dometic 9100 power awning. During a windstorm, the arm on the left side broke. Awning is extended but now hanging down on the left side. It is going to take a few days for mobile service to get out to put up a new one. In the meantime I would like to take the current one down. I know the awning is under tension so I don’t want to do something dangerous. Unable to find a good how to article on the web. Any help or suggestions? Thanks
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05-07-2018, 07:55 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Haysville
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Since I don't know how banged up the arm is ... you might just read thru this PDF on page 8. You'll have to get a strap like used on the old manual awnings (RV dealer) to keep tension on the roller once you loosen the set screws. It just slips in the lengthwise grove in the tube.
https://liferebooted.net/life-reboot...g%20Manual.pdf
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05-07-2018, 09:55 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: STAYTON
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You can remove the awning tube by removing the screws up by the drum on each end, then pull the drum off the arm. Be careful as the spring is wound up and the one end will spin possibly.
The other option is to fold it up and strap it to the mounting brackets with long zip ties.
Mark
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05-08-2018, 05:28 AM
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Thanks for the replies. Definitely too damaged to roll up. Mark. If I remove the awning tube how do I insure it doesn’t sp8n from the tension? Thanks
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05-08-2018, 08:08 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2016
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M.O.C. #18157
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You’d have to cut the fabric off the carrier, to put it up with zip ties. It won’t hurt anything if it spins. Only the very end will spin.
Mark
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05-08-2018, 09:40 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Tacoma
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There should be a hole on the spring side to put in a pine so that the spring doesn't go wiled on you had to do that on one of my SOB years ago.
Bob & Carol
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05-08-2018, 10:48 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2018
Location: livingston,tx
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M.O.C. #21685
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We recently had the same issue but with both arms, I believe ours was a 9100 as well. With the help of other people in our campsite that had awning damage as well I removed the tube first in the upright position, minimum tension, and let it unroll to the ground. I then removed the set screw opposite of the door and we slid it out from the roof slot for the fabric and rolled it up by hand until new arms were ordered, 3 man job, 1 on the roof, 2 on the ground. The techs that reinstalled it pre wound the spring tension before remounting it to the new arms and then rechecked it in stowed position.
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05-08-2018, 04:18 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Canton
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M.O.C. #17970
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Thanks for all the great info everyone.
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