I am glad my post was helpful. I don't think you can replace the stop device with the awning in place. Also you need to get a metric calipher and measure the diameter of the stop device as there are several different sizes.

The awning is fairly easily removed by drilling out a few pop rivets and ...

Does anyone have any pearls of wisdom about removing these screens. I would like to replace the screening. Can they be pried and manipulated out of the track without disassembling the window frame.

TonyG, Nova Scotia

The responses to my post were not particularly helpful so eventually I removed the awing and dismantled it. The problem lay with the "Stop Device" This is the part that transitions from the round roller tube to the square shaft that fits into the gearbox. Partially plastic, and partially aluminum it ...

I was cranking up the awning the other day when there was a cracking sound and the awning unrolled itself. Now can not crank it up. I believe this awning was made by Dometic. I have the original paperwork that came with the coach. There is a schematic parts diagram of the awning but the detail is ...