| [GMCnet] Palm Beach Cabinets [message #145130] |
Fri, 30 September 2011 21:24  |
Dolph Santorine
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The cabinets across from the wet bath in the Palm Beach are very clever, with the door from the bath swinging open to make a changing area.
Unfortunately, it appears that the closet side has shifted, causing the closet door not to open fully (it hits the diffuser on the light in the ceiling) and prevents the bath door from opening completely.
My wife had a discussion with some folks in Goshen who seemed to indicate that it was a shift in the frame/body that caused this problem.
I would love to have some input on this, as I'm about to work out a solution. It's a '77 Palm Beach.
Thanks.
Dolph Santorine
DE N8JPC
Wheeling, West Virginia
dolph@dolphsantorine.com
1977 GMC 26' Palm Beach
TZE167V100820
1976 GMC 26' Donor Coach
TZE166V101610
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| Re: [GMCnet] Palm Beach Cabinets [message #145146 is a reply to message #145140] |
Sat, 01 October 2011 03:10  |
Ken Burton
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What you have is common. Some people have corrected the problem but it is not easy. My simple solution for you is to install a thinner light or move the light rearward a bit so the door cannot hit it.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] Palm Beach Cabinets [message #145151 is a reply to message #145146] |
Sat, 01 October 2011 08:12 |
Dolph Santorine
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Thanks, Ken:
I'm going to have to do it the hard way, mostly because the doors don't open enough.
Also, I'm curious as to the cause.
Dolph Santorine
DE N8JPC
Wheeling, West Virginia
dolph@dolphsantorine.com
1977 GMC 26' Palm Beach
TZE167V100820
1976 GMC 26' Donor Coach
TZE166V101610
On Oct 1, 2011, at 4:10 AM, Ken Burton wrote:
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> What you have is common. Some people have corrected the problem but it is not easy. My simple solution for you is to install a thinner light or move the light rearward a bit so the door cannot hit it.
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> 76 Palm Beach
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| Re: [GMCnet] Palm Beach Cabinets [message #145159 is a reply to message #145151] |
Sat, 01 October 2011 12:42 |
emerystora
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Dolph
The problem is probably due to the cabinets moving out at the bottom which will then tilt the door a bit so that it doesn't clear the light lens.
If you take out the bottom of the cabinet (a small panel below the kitchen cabinet under the stove) you will se an angle that is screwed to the floor and to the inside of the cabinet upright.
Take out the screws of the angle and then put a block against the front of the bath module and against the front of the cabinet and put a jack between them and pump the cabinet back into place. You should be able to use a hydraulic jack with a piece of 2x4 cut to the right length to fit across the floor between the cabinets. If you orient the pump so that the small piston will pump fluid in the jack it will work.
Push the cabinet back and put a length of wood to keep it in place and then try the door. The bathroom door will also have more clearance and be able to fit properly against the stop by the stove. You can look at the gap between the door at the top and bottom of the cabinet to tell when the cabinet is straight. At that point reattach the angle to the floor.
Emery Stora
On Oct 1, 2011, at 7:12 AM, Dolph Santorine wrote:
> Thanks, Ken:
>
> I'm going to have to do it the hard way, mostly because the doors don't open enough.
>
> Also, I'm curious as to the cause.
>
> Dolph Santorine
>
> DE N8JPC
> Wheeling, West Virginia
> dolph@dolphsantorine.com
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> 1977 GMC 26' Palm Beach
> TZE167V100820
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> 1976 GMC 26' Donor Coach
> TZE166V101610
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> On Oct 1, 2011, at 4:10 AM, Ken Burton wrote:
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>> What you have is common. Some people have corrected the problem but it is not easy. My simple solution for you is to install a thinner light or move the light rearward a bit so the door cannot hit it.
>> --
>> Ken Burton - N9KB
>> 76 Palm Beach
>> Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] Palm Beach Cabinets [message #145180 is a reply to message #145159] |
Sat, 01 October 2011 18:26 |
Dolph Santorine
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Emery:
Thanks!
Dolph
On Oct 1, 2011, at 1:42 PM, Emery Stora wrote:
> Dolph
>
> The problem is probably due to the cabinets moving out at the bottom which will then tilt the door a bit so that it doesn't clear the light lens.
> If you take out the bottom of the cabinet (a small panel below the kitchen cabinet under the stove) you will se an angle that is screwed to the floor and to the inside of the cabinet upright.
> Take out the screws of the angle and then put a block against the front of the bath module and against the front of the cabinet and put a jack between them and pump the cabinet back into place. You should be able to use a hydraulic jack with a piece of 2x4 cut to the right length to fit across the floor between the cabinets. If you orient the pump so that the small piston will pump fluid in the jack it will work.
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> Push the cabinet back and put a length of wood to keep it in place and then try the door. The bathroom door will also have more clearance and be able to fit properly against the stop by the stove. You can look at the gap between the door at the top and bottom of the cabinet to tell when the cabinet is straight. At that point reattach the angle to the floor.
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> Emery Stora
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> On Oct 1, 2011, at 7:12 AM, Dolph Santorine wrote:
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>> Thanks, Ken:
>>
>> I'm going to have to do it the hard way, mostly because the doors don't open enough.
>>
>> Also, I'm curious as to the cause.
>>
>> Dolph Santorine
>>
>> DE N8JPC
>> Wheeling, West Virginia
>> dolph@dolphsantorine.com
>>
>> 1977 GMC 26' Palm Beach
>> TZE167V100820
>>
>> 1976 GMC 26' Donor Coach
>> TZE166V101610
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> On Oct 1, 2011, at 4:10 AM, Ken Burton wrote:
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>>>
>>> What you have is common. Some people have corrected the problem but it is not easy. My simple solution for you is to install a thinner light or move the light rearward a bit so the door cannot hit it.
>>> --
>>> Ken Burton - N9KB
>>> 76 Palm Beach
>>> Hebron, Indiana
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> GMCnet mailing list
>>> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
>>> http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
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