Manual RV Awning Repair (Crank and Pull-Strap Systems)
Older A&E, Carefree and Dometic manual awnings are simple, tough and very fixable — if you can still find someone who knows how they work. We do.
What This Service Covers
Manual awnings do not have a board to fail or a motor to burn out, which is exactly why so many owners keep them. What they do have is a torsion spring, a ratchet or crank mechanism, arm sliders with thumbscrews, and a rafter system that all wear together. When one piece gets sloppy, the whole awning gets hard to operate — and most shops would rather sell you a power conversion than repair it.
We service the whole manual family: pull-strap patio awnings, crank-out window and door awnings, ratchet arm assemblies, rafter arms, and the thumbscrews and knobs that always seem to be the missing piece. If a manual-to-electric conversion is genuinely a better fit for how you camp, we will price that too — but we will fix what you have if that is what you want.
Included In Every Visit
- Crank, ratchet and gear assembly service
- Pull strap and hook replacement
- Slider, thumbscrew and rafter arm repair
- Lubrication and full manual cycle test
Brands We Service
We stock parts and know the quirks of the systems actually found on the road today.
- A&E
- Dometic
- Carefree of Colorado
- Shade Pro
- Solera / Lippert
Our Mobile On-Site Process
Call or text a few details
Tell us the year, make and model of your rig, the awning brand if you know it, and what it is doing. A photo of the roller tube end cap or the arm helps us show up with the right parts the first time.
We schedule around where your rig sits
Driveway, RV park, campground, storage lot or job site — we come to you anywhere in the Valley. No tow, no dropping your coach at a shop for three weeks.
On-site assessment and honest quote
Our tech inspects fabric, arms, springs, hardware, motor and wiring, then walks you through what is failing, what can wait, and exactly what it costs before any work starts.
Repair or replacement completed on the spot
Most jobs are finished in a single mobile visit. Special-order fabric or a hard-to-source motor gets ordered the same day and installed as soon as it lands.
Test, document and clean up
We cycle the awning fully, verify travel-lock and wind-sensor function, photograph the finished work for your records or insurance claim, and leave the site cleaner than we found it.
Recent Work
Photo slots reserved for job pictures from this service.
Manual RV Awning Repair FAQs
Can you still get parts for a 1990s A&E awning?
Very often, yes. Manual awning geometry barely changed for decades, and current hardware kits still fit a lot of older rails. When a part is truly gone, we can usually adapt a current-production equivalent.
Should I convert my manual awning to electric?
If you are setting up and tearing down constantly, or the crank has become physically difficult, a conversion is a real quality-of-life upgrade. If you boondock and value simplicity, keeping manual is often the smarter choice.
Why is my manual awning suddenly hard to roll up?
Usually lost spring tension or a dry, gritty slider channel. Both are inexpensive fixes if you catch them before the fabric starts flapping loose on the highway.
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Need Manual RV Awning Repair? We Come To You.
Veteran owned, fully mobile, and honest about repair versus replace. Call for a same-week on-site assessment.
Veteran owned · 100% mobile · Serving the entire Phoenix Valley