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Post by timandbrenda on Oct 26, 2012 6:41:43 GMT -5
I am looking for ideas. My SOB door has a problem and I am hoping I can get some ideas as to the problem/cause and how to fit it. Looking at the picture the camper is sitting level. The top of the door is also level. The frame is not level. You can see the gap at the top left. At the bottom left there is a seperation in the corner between the bottom plate and the door frame. I will post a close ups. Is the door off or the frame? Tim Attachments:
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Post by timandbrenda on Oct 26, 2012 6:45:25 GMT -5
Here is the top of the door. Close-up Attachments:
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Post by pathfinder3081 on Oct 26, 2012 7:29:59 GMT -5
Mmmm... That door just looks totaly out of whack (square). At first I was going to say that my door sometimes sticks and hangs a bit at the sill and at the striker jam if the trailer is not level. It can be the first sign as to which direction I should really boot up the leveling jacks. (It's a good reason to always store/park on jacks) At a glance, yours just looks out of square when it was fabricated. The dent in the lower left corner follows the drop in the upper left top..It the door square? From the picture it looks like the top is not square with the right side.. I wonder if that was the factory door for this unit. The window? Mmmmm? Tim, I would say put a framing square to it when you are "Level" in all directions. These frames and chassis can rack abit, some more than others. You might have too establish a bench mark and work to it. Who put the roller on? ;D
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Post by Gone Kayaking on Oct 26, 2012 9:48:26 GMT -5
I think pathfinder is right. You've gotta work to what you've got. When rebuilding the door, unless you are going to reframe the whole thing, you should build it to what you have in the way of an opening. Some of the gap will be covered by the trim pieces. Just make it as square as you can and then trim off as needed.
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Post by timandbrenda on Oct 26, 2012 10:48:01 GMT -5
I am in the process of replacing wood on the back side of the camper at this time and will tackle the door in a couple weeks. I just cannot figure out what this thing is doing. Like I said, the trailer is level, the door and windows are level at this point. The door frame is not. The lower left corner is seperating and thus is the upper left corner. I think you are correct pathfinder, I am going to have to take the door out completly, determine a square point and build back.
I replaced the roller a couple weeks ago.
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Post by timandbrenda on Oct 26, 2012 11:16:23 GMT -5
Here is another pic. I will let you know what i find, once I determine where to start looking. Tim Attachments:
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Post by pathfinder3081 on Oct 26, 2012 11:54:19 GMT -5
Rodger that man. Good luck. I guess that you'll start with a tape measure. Take you vertical jam dimensions, head dimensions versus the sill and square root the bugger. From the picture above it almost looks like the "Installer" use the "j-rail" as their horizontal bench mark. It appear that the frames’ head looks even and in parallel to it. They might have bolted and screwed the frame in place with its "sticky" tape, hung the door and went "Ah Shucks!"... I have been scolling the wife in the field abit. "Honey watch it when you open and shut the door alot" You see the doors' corner sometimes snags the Tarp set up we have in place... Thus, that is why you have the roller... Neat idea..
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Post by jer5217 on Oct 26, 2012 12:08:55 GMT -5
the door frame has sagged on the hinge side due to rot,making the frame out of square.
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Post by rimsvet on Oct 26, 2012 14:20:19 GMT -5
I second the rot answer. My 70 loflyte looked exactly the same. Remove the door, remove any lower trim, and peel back the aluminum on the bottom of the hinge side of the trailer and you will find the vertical frame piece has rotted away and caused the door to sag. You'll need to jack up that side back to square and repair the framing. Not too hard of a job. Good luck. Bryan
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