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YODT 
Newbie 
Joined: 17 Feb 2017 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 28 |
 Topic: Door hard to openPosted: 18 Jul 2017 at 2:44pm |
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First trip in our new 179 last weekend. The door was incredibly hard to open - sometimes I had to get both thumbs under the latch and pull super hard. My wife couldn't get it open at all a few times. And of course sometimes it opened as easy as can be. It wasn't locked either, though I'm often known for dumb things like that!
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PilotPodder
Senior Member 
Joined: 04 May 2016 Location: Portage, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 305 |
Posted: 18 Jul 2017 at 2:52pm |
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I am having the exact same issue with my new 179. I think it must have been fitted in Winter and now with the heat the door has expanded and is sticking. All I can think of is to spray some silicon lube at various points. Let me know if you come up with something better.
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Portage, MI — 2017 RPod 179 - sold / 2017 Toyota Tundra — My RPod YouTube Videos
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Bugout
Senior Member
Joined: 01 Jan 2017 Location: S caroline Online Status: Offline Posts: 117 |
Posted: 18 Jul 2017 at 3:23pm |
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The locks stricker plates are adjust sound like you to let them out a little
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Jk Aiken South Carolina 2016 178 Toyota Tundra 2017 4.6
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M&M
Groupie 
Joined: 19 May 2016 Location: Middletown, NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 80 |
Posted: 18 Jul 2017 at 3:40pm |
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We had the same issue with our 179. Finally loosened up after a month or so...
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2017 179 "Big Sexy"
2012 Honda Pilot |
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp
Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4508 |
Posted: 18 Jul 2017 at 7:30pm |
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We had it happen when we were in Maine, a couple of blasts of WD-40 did the trick
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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dr2428
Groupie
Joined: 13 Aug 2016 Location: Nebraska Online Status: Offline Posts: 70 |
Posted: 18 Jul 2017 at 7:43pm |
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I have had that issue twice on my new(last August) 179, the door opened and closed smoothly at the dealer. In my case I was too aggressive dropping the stabilizers and it tweaked the frame just enough to cause the door to stick. It just happened again this past weekend but I remembered, raised the stabilizers back up, then back down appropriately and problem solved. Give it a try, may work.
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2017 RPod 179
2018 Chevy Colorado Z71 4x4 |
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voisj
Senior Member
Joined: 19 Jul 2016 Location: San Luis Obispo Online Status: Offline Posts: 471 |
Posted: 18 Jul 2017 at 10:06pm |
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+1
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rawest50
Senior Member
Joined: 07 Mar 2017 Location: Arkansas Online Status: Offline Posts: 440 |
Posted: 19 Jul 2017 at 8:23am |
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It happened to me once. What I found my rear stabilizer was barely touching the ground. I guess it allowed the Pod to sad ever so slightly at that corner. Run the stabilizer down and all problems fixed. I make it a point to go around and check all 4 stabilizers a second time.
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2017.5 RPod 179
2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing. 
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TheBum
Senior Member
Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 19 Jul 2017 at 2:19pm |
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Also check to make sure the screen door hinge screws are all the way in. Our 179 was almost impossible to latch from the inside before I ran those screw in the rest of the way.
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