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1Hpod
Newbie Joined: 25 Aug 2017 Location: Baltimore, MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 22 |
Topic: Door grab bar lockout Posted: 19 Jun 2018 at 5:03pm |
If I wanted to figure on buying a new door, hinges and pay for side wall repair I could push to my hearts content. I had my wife try it, I tried it, decided to use a hand file it opens beautifully now. Just don’t file away too much.
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H&Rpod
'16 179 Tow '15 Ford F 150 FX4 |
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 08 May 2018 at 3:55pm |
Happy Tripping
Senior Member Joined: 27 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 473 |
Posted: 08 May 2018 at 2:41pm |
I believe that the concern is if you are inside and some prankster shuts the handle 'bar' on you. I also believe that one vigorous, reasonably violent push from inside will clear the obstruction. At least, it did with mine. A steady push won't necessrily do the job, we're talking 'panic mode' here.
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purkey
Newbie Joined: 06 May 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Posted: 08 May 2018 at 1:23pm |
I don't see any way to post photos to this website - am I missing something?
E-mail me at purkey@att.net and I will be glad to send you the photos by e-mail. Tom
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 08 May 2018 at 10:15am |
I just tried mine. Since there was nobody inside, I did it from the outside. It did not take much pressure for the bar to swing out of the way. It was easy, possibly because I have swung the bar over the door many times and possibly worn down anything that would bind it.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Craneman
Senior Member Joined: 12 May 2013 Location: Tokeland,wa Online Status: Offline Posts: 387 |
Posted: 08 May 2018 at 9:10am |
Purvey, can you post a few pictures of your mod with the dremel
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Jo and Gary, 2010-174,2011 F150
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purkey
Newbie Joined: 06 May 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Posted: 08 May 2018 at 12:48am |
I pushed as hard as I could on the door (and I’m a pretty big guy) but there was no way it would open with the grab bar across it. As I said, it was a 5-minute job with a Dremel tool to get it to work right. Now it opens easily. So, again, make sure you test yours. Some will work OK, others like mine will not. Good luck!
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1446 |
Posted: 07 May 2018 at 9:53pm |
This thread is the first I've ever heard of anyone actually not being able to open the door with the grab bar across it. And this subject comes up fairly regularly. I certainly can't argue with you, but I suspect you might not be trying hard enough! If you and Purkey really can't open your doors it's a new situation for RPods.
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1Hpod
Newbie Joined: 25 Aug 2017 Location: Baltimore, MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 22 |
Posted: 07 May 2018 at 9:40pm |
So I tried it from the outside and also inside.
I’m convinced that the angle of the pressure makes a difference as I could open it from the outside but NOT from the inside !!! |
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H&Rpod
'16 179 Tow '15 Ford F 150 FX4 |
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Keith-N-Dar
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 07 May 2018 at 8:45pm |
This was a bit of internet wisdom from a few years ago. Ours pops right open, and I have never found anyone trapped inside.
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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
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