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Hard to Close Door
03-31-2006, 05:15
Post: #5
Hard to Close Door
What Ralph is explaining is to GENTLY sprain the door hinge and it
also rearranges the door same thing could be accomplished by Gently
lifting on outside corner of door either top or bottom which ever is
needed to realign door It is much harder and more time consuming to
loosen the hinges and if you it that way make sure you have about
twelve arms to help. After readjusting door readjust lock plates on
coach body
thats how they do it in body shops only there they usually have a
Special Service Tool A nice shiny 2 inch nut to jam in the hinge
Stephen 77fc35

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, John Suter
wrote:
>
> Hi Ralph,
>
> Let me see if I get this advice correctly. Are you
> suggesting the way Wayne is to fix this, is by bending
> the door? And doesn't the LX have the air lock wedge
> mechanism? as well as the regular lock mechanism?
>
> John Suter
>
>
> --- rlf wrote:
>
> > HI Wayne:
> >
> > First, with the door closed and you standing out
> > side, look along the
> > closure seam and note where the gaps are, top of the
> > lock or below the lock.
> >
> > To adjust the door, you will need a 5 or 6 inch
> > round rolled up carpet, a
> > 2x4 8 feet long and a helper.
> >
> > Open the door, the carpet roll goes between the door
> > and the jamb at the
> > lock area, the 2 x4 goes up through the awning arm
> > at the top and down
> > across the top of the door at an angle. Some one
> > holds the 2x4 in place
> > tight to the side of the coach and you push the
> > bottom of the door toward
> > the coach until you achieve the right amount of
> > adjustment for the gap.
> > Remove the tools and try the door looking at the gap
> > and door closure.
> > Repeat the process until it is adjusted.
> >
> > This is a common problem on PT's for what ever
> > reason but easily adjusted.
> > OH, yes, be sure to buy your helper a beer.
> >
> > Safe travels,
> >
> > Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
> > Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
> > http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm
> >
> > At 01:36 PM 3/31/2006 +0000, you wrote:
> > >Hello to All-
> > >
> > >I've been away from the forum for awhile but am
> > continuing to enjoy
> > >our '99 LX. One annoying problem, however. My front
> > door does not
> > >close tight unless I grab the interior handle with
> > both hands and slam
> > >it with all of force I can muster (I weigh 236 lbs.
> > so you can imagine
> > >that's quite a bit of force). Otherwise, it will
> > close and latch, but
> > >there is a gap that creates wind noise when going
> > down the road.
> > >
> > >Anyone know how I can adjust the door or latch so
> > that it will close
> > >properly? Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > >Wayne
> > >'99 LX
> > >Charlotte, NC
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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Messages In This Thread
Hard to Close Door - wayhamm - 03-31-2006, 00:36
Hard to Close Door - rlf - 03-31-2006, 00:50
Hard to Close Door - John Suter - 03-31-2006, 04:04
Hard to Close Door - rlf - 03-31-2006, 04:55
Hard to Close Door - Stephen Birtles - 03-31-2006 05:15
Hard to Close Door - wayhamm - 03-31-2006, 17:12



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