Door hard to open
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Topic: Door hard to open
Posted By: YODT
Subject: Door hard to open
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2017 at 2:44pm
| 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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Posted By: PilotPodder
Date 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. ------------- Portage, MI — 2017 RPod 179 - sold / 2017 Toyota Tundra — https://johnmarucci.com/r-pod-video-list/ - My RPod YouTube Videos |
Posted By: Bugout
Date 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 ------------- Jk Aiken South Carolina 2016 178 Toyota Tundra 2017 4.6 |
Posted By: M&M
Date 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...
------------- 2017 179 "Big Sexy" 2012 Honda Pilot |
Posted By: Leo B
Date 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
------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: dr2428
Date 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. ------------- 2017 RPod 179 2018 Chevy Colorado Z71 4x4 |
Posted By: voisj
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2017 at 10:06pm
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+1 ------------- http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9426&title=slopod-180-mods-johnsue - SLOPODMODS John&Sue,SLO,CA 2016 180 HRE, 2013 F150 Eco Boost 
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Posted By: rawest50
Date 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. ------------- 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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Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2017 at 2:19pm
| 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. |