Could be a bad strut that is hard to collapse grab the awning while out and try pushing in by hand.
Care free electric awnings arms not locking after retracting.
No noise was made on the models we checked out during the buying process.
Change polarities of the battery connection to the wire and see it retract or extends.
You also need to check the awning chord that is placed along with the screws on the awning rail.
There can be an obstruction in the arms or rust build up on the strut.
Retractable awnings are intended as protection against sun only.
This chord should not move you need to keep it intact in its position.
The unit should begin to operate again.
Another reason your awning in not retracting good could be the screws on the awning chord.
Usually the clicking are the gears skipping.
Is it the result of the awning not rolling up centered or is one of the arms out of alignment.
Check your owners manual for instructions on manually retracting your awning until you have received the necessary replacement parts nbsp.
If it does not then you need to look for your electric awnings wiring and motor.
Both awnings make a rather loud screeching noise when retracting.
Lastly it could be the gears in the motor housing.
Awning not lining up straight when retracting.
These tend to go out quite often and will need replacing.
We recommend that patio awnings be and remain retracted in wind speeds of 20 mph or greater.
Do not use in strong wind rain hail or snow.
If independent power does not turn it on then you have a failed nbsp carefree motor and it will need replacing.
Realign the rv awning arms and make sure they stay in their position.
If it needs replacing then get that done at the earliest.
Mine does that as well the top of the forward arm doesn t quite seat so i get in the truck bed and smack it into position.
Let the motor cool down for 10 to 15 minutes and then try the remote again.
We just purchased a new landmark 365 charleston with 2 awnings that auto retract extract.
Prolonged use or in and out several times in a row can cause the motor to temporarily shut down.
Do not allow twigs or leaves or any other solid debris to be rolled up in the awning.
Issue with awning wiring.
On this particular model during the walk through the tech did not show us the extract retract process so i do not know if this is a normal noise or not.
Automatic retractable awnings will use electric sensors to know when to extend or retract the awning.
Next connect the awning end of the wiring to the battery supply and see if the motor runs and operates it.
After a couple tries we got the awning extended but the fabric at both ends is unsupported and droops down slightly so it looks like the awning is not fully extended but it is fully extended.
If this is hard to do it could be the strut.
