Gearbox lifting eye on Fiamma F45s awning replacement

To replace the damaged gearbox lifting eye, …

you need to loosen the hidden screw.

So extend the awning slightly. Ideally, only far enough that it’s still running in the housing guide, but the screw is accessible.

Loosen the four screws with the philips screwdriver.

Pull the housing with the gearbox straight forward off the shaft.

Now loosen all four screws with the phillips screwdriver.

Remove the cover and the gearbox from the housing.

To remove the old lifting eye…

The retaining pin needs to be pushed out with a pointed tool. You can use a nail, a pen, or, like in my case, a center punch.

Once the pin is removed, the lifting eye can be pulled down.

Take the new lifting eye and pin out of the packaging.

Slide the new lifting eye onto the shaft.

Insert the pin into the hole.

Press the pin STRAIGHT (!!) with pliers until it’s flush on both sides.

Insert the gearbox with the new lifting eye into the housing.

Mount the gearbox cover with the four screws:

2x small screws

2x machine screws with toothed washer

Finally, reattach everything to the main shaft.

Test the awning by extending and fully retracting it.