Door repairs

[David Brady]

That's right, adjacent to the hinge the factory installed a layer of

double sided tape and then weather stripping on top of that. To

thin that combo I got rid of the tape and installed a thin self adhesive

rubber weather strip. It works, my door actually closes pretty

easily compared to how it worked before my magic.



David Brady

'02 LXi, NC (I never did like cats)



Gregory OConnor wrote:

The most annoying noise resulting from wind at the entry door
comes

from atop the passanger seat. 1- opening up the airvent pressurizes

the cab enough to keep air from entering.(close rear windows also) 2-

Saying "What,,, What,,,, What,,," is effective in reduction of seat

noise. I don't get the 'skin the cat anology' but these are two of

those other ways.



Less weather strip is needed at the hinge side. too much will lift

the hinge and soon distort. hollow strips seem to seal better with

less pressure but when you distort the mechanics, you end up needing

newspaper sticking out the jam.

GregoryO'Connor

94ptRomolandCa



--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com",
David Brady "dmb993@..."

wrote:

>

> Yes, that piano hinge doesn't help. It was okay on a school bus

> (with 2 doors meeting in the center), but it's not quite good

enough

> on a single door motorhome. What we need is a true automotive

> style door hinge, which pulls the door out away from the vehicle

> rather than a piano hinge which severely pinches the weather

stripping

> adjacent to the hinge. Alas, we're probably stuck with it.

>

> David

> '02 LXi, NC

>

> Pete Masterson wrote:

> >

> > I've examined the door geometry very closely. It doesn't seem


like

> > there's any real solution -- it appears to be a "feature" (as
in

> > "that's not a bug, it's an undocumented feature")... When my

weather

> > stripping was failing, the door was easier to close, but then


there

> > were some air leaks and wind noise. Once I renewed the
weather

strip

> > (with a profile that was quite similar to the original) then
the

door

> > was a bit harder to close, but the air leaks and wind noise
was

gone.

> >

> >

> > I've adjusted to it and have become accustomed to using a
firm

hand

> > when closing the door. It's not really an excessive amount of


force,

> > but it is rather more than is required for most vehicles. I

chalk it

> > up to being a Blue Bird quirk.

> >

> > Pete Masterson

> > '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42

> > El Sobrante CA

> > aeonix1@... <"aeonix1@"...>

> >

> >

> >

> > On Jun 12, 2008, at 6:48 PM, brad barton wrote:

> >

> >> Pete,

> >> That is exactly what happens on mine. Very frustrating.
Also

no

> >> real way that anyone knows of to adjust it.

> >>

> >> Brad Barton 00LXiDFW bbartonwx@...
<"bbartonwx@"...>

> >>

> >>

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> >>

> >> From: aeonix1@... <"aeonix1@"...>

> >> Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:56:22 -0700

> >> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Door repairs

> >>

> >> I'll note that the door on my coach must be shut with

authority

> >> (like you mean it) or the automotive-type lock won't latch

> >> properly. This was the situation with the original weather

> >> stripping and with the weather stripping I installed.
Once

the

> >> automotive latch is properly activated, then the dead
bolt

lines

> >> up properly.

> >>

> >> If you try to open the door with the dead bolt locked,
then

when

> >> the automotive latch releases, the pressure on the dead

bolt is

> >> sufficient that the solenoid won't move it. Depending on

which

> >> side of the door you're on, you either have to pull or
push

on

> >> the door to relieve the pressure on the dead bolt, then
the

> >> solenoid will through the bolt.

> >>

> >> Pete Masterson

> >> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42

> >> El Sobrante CA

> >> aeonix1@... <"aeonix1@"...>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> On Jun 11, 2008, at 8:22 PM, Gregory OConnor wrote:

> >>

> >> Ryan, when I use the keyless on my '94 I have to push

on the

> >> door to

> >> line up the deadbolt. This is all done blind folded as

I cant

> >> see or

> >> feel what is going on in the jamb. I think someone

replaced the

> >> seal with a too ambitious foam/rubber product. fat

seals endup

> >> causing the door operator to slam and place a hard turn

on the

> >> lock. One other issue is that the door on my 94 is

alumnium and

> >> swells more than the steel frame in the sun. just some

things to

> >> consider with your project

> >>

> >>

> >>

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