AVION Travel Trailers

• Remove the interior bug screen

• Open the window...... if the operator still works, use it.... if it doesn't, (either way, you'll need to do this) you will need to remove the two c-clips at either end of the rod that moves with the operator. Those c-clips secure the flat bars that connect to the window panes.

• Remove the flat bars (that were secured by the c-clips) on the left and right. This will free the window panes from the operator rod at the bottom of the window.

• Prop the window open with something. I used a small crescent wrench that was just long enough to go between the window frame and a window pane. The weight of the window held it in place.

• Remove the knob or crank from the operator.

• Now, the operator, the rod, and the bracket on the left end of the rod need to be removed. The operator and the left bracket are originally secured with rivets, and those rivet heads need to be removed. I did that using a drill bit that was long enough to reach it from the outside area of the window. Once the rivet heads are removed, the rest of the rivet can be pushed out and removed from the other side. This should loosen the mechanism enough to remove it from the frame.

• I found it easiest to start on the left end.... the bracket needs to be lifted up enough to clear the window frame, which will allow the removal of the rod that goes in between the operator and the bracket. Once the rod is removed, you can work the operator out of the frame.... kind of hard to describe in words, but it takes some jockeying to get it out. (This is a good time to clean the window sill.)

• It all goes back together in reverse order. Rather than rivets, I used appropriate-length small bolts, lock washers, and nuts to secure the operator and the bracket in the frame.

WEB wrote: ↑Fri Sep 28, 2018 10:29 pm Many thanks for the detailed description and the photos. The shots of the interior of the operator are also interesting. Your operator placement and the brackets appear a bit different from mine, although I suspect the operators themselves are the same. The procedure you describe is how I started, before backing out and replacing everything. I experienced the tight working space you describe and didn't want to dismantle the window until I was sure I could get the correct replacement part and had the time for shipping etc. Now that we are back from a rally, time is not an issue.

I'll take some pictures on my 'situation' tomorrow and post them. I'll also be better able to compare while I'm looking at it.

Currently, our handles spin a couple of turns, and then engage the gears and will push the window open. Likewise on closing the window will get almost closed, then free-wheel a couple of turns and then pull it the rest of the way closed. Therefor, they actually work (after a fashion), just not the way they should. It seems like the gear or worm (or both) are possibly worn, but not completely broke.
Thanks again.