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Replaces the head pin of the plain-style drive head on your Solera 12V electric RV awning.
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Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Ellen: Hey everyone, I'm Ellen here at etrailer.com, and today we're taking a quick look at the replacement head pin for Solera power awning gear drive head. Now this is going to be a direct replacement from Lippert for your drive gear head, this is going to be the pin that actually turns that fabric roller so that you can get your awning rolled out and back in without any issues. So something happened, this got bent or damaged somewhere along the way, or as you we're trying to replace some other components, this got broken. This is going to be a direct replacement for that pin.It's a half inch diameter and it measures about four inches long, just for referenced there. Has a little hole there to connect to our Cotter pin for that fabric roller, and then there are these little channels for our clip to fit into. So related items that you might need with this would be the bushing, and also that retaining clip.
Now these two things are related products on the product page for this on etrailer.com, so if you need the bushing and the retaining clip, you can pick those up separately.Basically that clip just pops all the way down on there, I just don't want to push it on and then not be able to get it back off, but that's going to do it for our look at the replacement head pin for Solera power awning gear drive head. If you need any other replacement parts for any of your Lippert components, you can always check etrailer.com, and thanks for watching..
This part saved me hundreds of dollars!!! I was replacing my awning fabric and found the shaft was badly damaged. A new motor was like 300.00 I did some searching found this site and this part, with a little disassembly I was able to replace the damaged shaft with this new one. it's been a year now and still going strong!!! Highly recommend this part if you need it!
James
4/2/2026
Still going strong!
Didn’t want to respond until it was mounted and repaired. Fit perfect. Works as it should. I have made several purchases from etrailer and have never had a bad experience.
Gwendolyn Y.
6/20/2025
Oh wow! Looks like you changed out that pin just in time. I'd say it was holding onto hopes and dreams by the time you swapped it out. I'm glad the new pin was a perfect fit and did the trick for ya!
Perfect replacement!I can't believe the original one rust through so quickly.
Breanna is amazing!
She knew what I needed better than I did!
Parts arrived late thanks to USPS not trailer!
Thanks again!
Back together and going!
After a little modification it finally went together !!
The drive head and drive shaft did not go together.
It would have been nice to know this before they were shipped out to me.
These were a perfect fit for the Solero awning mechanism.
My old ones failed (rusted in two, drive pin). after 9 yrs in the weather in Florida.
Glad it’s repaired.
Brooke M.
5/30/2025
That's great, Bruce! Glad everything is on the up and up with the awning again. How has Florida weather been, by the way? Unusually cool like it's been here in Missouri?
You sent the wrong one , it looks like the idler pin
Pin was correct part to fix our awning
This drive pin should be solid metal not a tubular center.
The end strips and eventually rounds itself and fails.
Exactly what I needed and quick shipping
Excellent service! Product quality, fit and finish is great! Installed without any problems. Will use eTrailer again!
Delivered faster than the date quoted, that was great. The only issue was the pin didn't have two flat side to fit into the gear box, so I had to use a grinding wheel to fit.
Great customer service.
Parts came to my door in a timely manner. All the right parts!
Thanks
Still holding
It works, however I had to cut another e-clip groove into it due to it being 100 thousandths off. Doesn’t sound like much but 1/8” is 125 thousandths. However this could be the correct groove spacing for another brand of awning motor. After the modification it works just as well as the new one.
Customer service was excellent. Tygan is the best! Delivery right on time.
In stock and quick shipping. Perfect fit, easy to install. Thank you!
Fit perfectly.
Perfect replacement for the original pa rt
Exactly like the other one
This was EXACTLY what we needed.
Easy to replace! Exactly what I needed.
I was able to fit the part in minutes! The awning is now good as new.
Thank you for the quick response…
The part did not quite fit. Need to grind another flat to allow the drive end of the pin to fit into the drive end slot. Also needed to widen the drive end cir-clip slot. All in all everything worked out.
Thanks
Gw
9/6/2024
After making the adjustmen, it all worked out fine
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Gwendolyn Y.
4/2/2025
Heck yeah! Its always nice when its an easy and simple fix!