{"id":75,"date":"2026-05-27T15:47:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/?p=75"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:47:05","slug":"fixing-the-carefree-awning-binding-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/?p=75","title":{"rendered":"Fixing the Carefree Awning Binding Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like a lot of Ekko owners, I\u2019ve had issues with the Carefree awning binding while extending and retracting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mine has done it for quite a while, but because I rarely use the awning, I never spent much time figuring out what was actually happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once I finally got up on a ladder and watched the mechanism closely, the problem became pretty obvious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_20260525_182616_Studio-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_20260525_182616_Studio-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_20260525_182616_Studio-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_20260525_182616_Studio-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_20260525_182616_Studio.jpg 1489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On my awning, the issue was the black plastic wire-management strip for the LED wiring along the rear arm. As the awning moved in and out, that strip was binding against the top edge of the housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fix was simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>remove the strip from the top<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>relocate it to the side of the arm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>make sure there\u2019s still clearance when the arm folds closed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The important part is placing it on the correct side of the arm. One side folds tightly against the adjacent aluminum extrusion and won\u2019t leave enough clearance. The other side remains angled slightly away from the housing and works correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After moving the strip, the awning now opens and closes smoothly with no binding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honestly, once I saw the problem, it immediately became one of those:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow did I not notice this sooner?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also looks pretty clear that the LED wiring solution was added after the original awning design rather than being integrated into the extrusion itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Materials Used<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Double-sided tape (Walmart)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"932\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_20260525_171606_Walmart-932x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_20260525_171606_Walmart-932x1024.jpg 932w, https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_20260525_171606_Walmart-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_20260525_171606_Walmart-768x843.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_20260525_171606_Walmart.jpg 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Video<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Winnebago Ekko Carefree Awning Binding Fix (Simple Solution)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0UJt32oqrqY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like a lot of Ekko owners, I\u2019ve had issues with the Carefree awning binding while extending and retracting. Mine has done it for quite a while, but because I rarely use the awning, I never spent much time figuring out what was actually happening. Once I finally got up on a ladder and watched the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mods"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78,"href":"https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75\/revisions\/78"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaglebuslog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}