door very tight
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Topic: door very tight
Posted By: RoadToad
Subject: door very tight
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2016 at 11:23am
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Hello I searched but could not find what we need to know: How to tweak the door on a 2016 rPod 179. It has become very tight and hard to open/close. I wanted to get some advice before I start messing with it. It's a rainy day here in Texas so I will wait for better weather but I would like to get it back to where it was when we bought it. James ------------- 2015 RP179 |
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Posted By: ronahue
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2016 at 11:28am
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Mine was the same way I put oil on the hinge and it works fine now. ------------- Ron & Sharon 2015 R-Pod 179 2022 Nissan Frontier No trees were harmed in the sending of this message but a billion electrons were really agitated |
Posted By: RoadToad
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2016 at 11:31am
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thanx- I'll start there for sure. Simplest first. ------------- 2015 RP179 |
Posted By: ronahue
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2016 at 11:38am
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Mine was so bad it sounded like the hinge was breaking every time it opened and closed. I had a can of 3in1 oil so I put in a few drops at the top and sides of the hinge opened and closed it about 20 times and it has been fine for the last 6 months. ------------- Ron & Sharon 2015 R-Pod 179 2022 Nissan Frontier No trees were harmed in the sending of this message but a billion electrons were really agitated |
Posted By: densmorema
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2016 at 8:09am
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I think it's just the rubber seals, I just give mine a quick tug. ------------- Mike and Cherie Michigan 2015 R179 2016 silverado |
Posted By: john in idaho
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2016 at 11:41am
| You might inspect the rubber around the edge - a piece may have folded over or something. |
Posted By: Blue Highways
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2016 at 1:04pm
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Another option would be a can of Silicone spray, just in case the 3 in 1 oil still makes the rubber door mount parts too "grabby." (Silicone typically has a more glistening effect on rubber). If the 3 'n One Oil OR Silicone spray doesn't quite solve the binding, there's also a spray oil called Tri-Flow, which is perfect in reducing friction with "metal-on-metal" contact points. I used Tri-Flow to free up and "quiet" a clutch-actuating linkage point in the engine bay of my 5-speed car. If the 3-in-One oil is the best fix, let us know! However, you will STILL find Silicone Spray a useful purchase for myriad of other uses, (such as the aluminum worm-drive slide-tracks used by our slide out mechanisms). (Caution, this post represents only my humble 2 cents based on years of lubrication experience....) But proceed carefully..... remembering that Clark Griswald had once been noted for his expertise in "exterior illumination" previous to Christmas, 1987, anyway.  Merry Christmas, fellow Podders. --B
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Posted By: GLBCamper
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2016 at 12:49pm
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I would also note that it is very important that the pod be level front to back. If not, the door frame can bind and make it hard to open. ------------- Old: 2014 177 HRE 2015 Tacoma V6 4x4 Double Cab New: 2016 EVO ATS 200rd 2016 F150 4x4 Sport |