Keep your Carefree patio awning rafter locked in place where it belongs -- extended for shade or folded tight for travel. These genuine OEM locking knobs are the exact hardware Carefree installs on the production line, so fitment and thread engagement are guaranteed right out of the bag.
If your awning rafter is wobbling, refusing to lock at the roller assembly, or spinning loose at the bottom storage bracket, worn or missing locking knobs are almost always the culprit. Carefree part number 901010RV replaces those knobs with factory-correct pieces so your Rafter III, Rafter V, or Rafter VI awning arm seats and locks the way it did when new.
Each knob is hand-tightened into the center rafter pivot point -- no tools required for normal use. One position locks the rafter to the awning roller assembly when the awning is deployed; the other position secures the rafter to the bottom wall bracket so the arm stays folded and protected during highway travel.
Secures the center rafter at the roller assembly when extended and at the bottom bracket for storage -- one set of knobs handles both positions.
Carefree factory part -- threads and shank dimensions match the original hardware exactly. No adapters, no drilling, no modification.
Large knurled knob profile allows hand-tight installation and removal for quick awning setup and takedown without carrying extra tools.
Manufactured domestically by Carefree of Colorado to OEM quality standards, same as original production hardware.
Over time, repeated awning deployment and travel vibration wears down the knob threads or cracks the knob body. Symptoms that point to this part:
Replacing both knobs at the same time is strongly recommended. If one has worn to the point of failure, the other has logged the same miles and is not far behind.
This set fits the three main Carefree rafter-arm patio awning lines. If your awning has a center support rafter (the arm that runs diagonally from the roller tube down to the wall bracket), this is the correct locking knob series.