R-pod Owners Forum : tight entry door

R-pod Owners Forum : tight entry door http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks : tight entry door Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 01 May 2026 12:45:42 +0000 Sat, 08 Nov 2014 16:21:43 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5526 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ tight entry door : Oh, that's great.Sorry I... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53821#53821 Author: kymooses
Subject: 5526
Posted: 08 Nov 2014 at 4:21pm

Oh, that's great.

Sorry I was misunderstanding you problem there. Thought it was tight once opened and swinging.

So you adjusted the strike plate on the door frame or did you actually adjust the door lock latch part?

Either way, great job!!

]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2014 16:21:43 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53821#53821 tight entry door : Oh man! All I did was take the... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53814#53814 Author: rpodbend
Subject: 5526
Posted: 08 Nov 2014 at 10:08am

Oh man! All I did was take the latch on the door off and put it back on and whammo! all is good with the world and hey, my wife can actually get out of the R pod! So it was just the adjustment on the latch.

Sorry to have put all you good people to work on something that was so simple to adjust.

Thanks to all

Loren and Sally and Bear Smile

]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2014 10:08:50 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53814#53814 tight entry door : http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53813#53813 Author: rpodbend
Subject: 5526
Posted: 08 Nov 2014 at 10:06am

]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2014 10:06:16 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53813#53813 tight entry door : Originally posted by rpodbendI... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53810#53810 Author: kymooses
Subject: 5526
Posted: 08 Nov 2014 at 9:15am

Originally posted by rpodbend

I appreciate the feedback. Yup, I think it's the door frame. Screen door fine.
Loren

Screen door is not on the same friction hinges though.

Interested though to see what you end up finding out, keep us posted and hopefully it works better for you eventually.

]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2014 09:15:10 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53810#53810 tight entry door : If you can see where it is rubbing,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53784#53784 Author: techntrek
Subject: 5526
Posted: 07 Nov 2014 at 1:40pm

If you can see where it is rubbing, take a hammer and a block of wood and try to bang the frame out in that spot. Hit the wood with the hammer so you don't leave any marks. It won't take much movement in the frame to get the door to clear.]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 13:40:37 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53784#53784 tight entry door : I appreciate the feedback. Yup,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53781#53781 Author: rpodbend
Subject: 5526
Posted: 07 Nov 2014 at 12:03pm

I appreciate the feedback. Yup, I think it's the door frame. Screen door fine.
Loren]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 12:03:26 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53781#53781 tight entry door : Welcome rpodbend, is it the outside... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53780#53780 Author: Goose
Subject: 5526
Posted: 07 Nov 2014 at 11:53am

Welcome rpodbend, is it the outside door that drags or the screen door? Our screen door has always dragged a little and when the trailer is not set level it can be a little tougher to open. Goose]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:53:55 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53780#53780 tight entry door : Have you checked the door frame... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53763#53763 Author: techntrek
Subject: 5526
Posted: 06 Nov 2014 at 7:45pm

Have you checked the door frame to see if it is rubbing somewhere? That would explain why it gets easier after it is open an inch.]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2014 19:45:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53763#53763 tight entry door : The doors are the new type friction... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53751#53751 Author: kymooses
Subject: 5526
Posted: 06 Nov 2014 at 3:37pm

The doors are the new type friction hinge style type, they are meant to be like that. It seems though you are experiencing an abnormal case of what the design is supposed to do.

I've not seen anything from Lippert about adjusting these hinges.

From what I've been told they will become more fluid the more you use them, and lubricating them some does seem to help.

Good luck

]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:37:05 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53751#53751 tight entry door : Wow is this door tight and hard... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53739#53739 Author: rpodbend
Subject: 5526
Posted: 06 Nov 2014 at 1:57pm

Wow is this door tight and hard to open. We just took delivery on the 178. the door sticks so tight that my wife can hardly open it from the inside. And me too, I have to really force it to open. I will bet the answer is to take it back to the dealer but it's a pain. After it is about an inch open the door swings quite stiffly but that is how I think it's designed.

I haven't seen any quick easy remedy as I think it's just hung up until forced open.

Any similar experiences?

Loren

]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2014 13:57:30 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5526&PID=53739#53739