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[GMCnet] Door misaligned on external utilities compartment [message #187955]

Mon, 22 October 2012 09:21

Sean

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Hi all,

The left side of my utilities compartment door is lower than the
right, just enough to keep it from closing.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/questions/p46170-door-misaligned-on-ext.html

What causes this misalignment, and what's the best way to fix it?

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Re: [GMCnet] Door misaligned on external utilities compartment [message #187958 is a reply to message #187955]

Mon, 22 October 2012 09:35

Mr ERFisher

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not sure but must be the hinge
you could just say this overlap keeps the water out and put on this closer
:>)
http://gmcmotorhome.info/body.html#DOOR

gene

On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 7:21 AM, Sean F <wsfulmer@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> The left side of my utilities compartment door is lower than the
> right, just enough to keep it from closing.
>
>
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/questions/p46170-door-misaligned-on-ext.html
>
> What causes this misalignment, and what's the best way to fix it?
>
> --
> Sean
> 1973 260 Painted Desert
> Luna County, NM
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Re: [GMCnet] Door misaligned on external utilities compartment [message #187960 is a reply to message #187955]

Mon, 22 October 2012 09:51

Matt Colie

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Sean wrote on Mon, 22 October 2012 10:21

Sean,

Someone propped the door open then leaned on it and bent the hinge attachment. Just push it back. Get a thing flat steel bar and, with the door almost closed, push the door up to re-bend those parts.

Matt

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Re: [GMCnet] Door misaligned on external utilities compartment [message #187985 is a reply to message #187960]

Mon, 22 October 2012 14:27

Sean

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On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 8:51 AM, Matt Colie <matt7323tze@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Someone propped the door open then leaned on it and bent the hinge attachment. Just push it back. Get a thing flat steel bar and, with the door almost closed, push the door up to re-bend those parts.

Thanks, Matt! When I tried to push it back, that whole side seemed do
move a lot, and would then just fall back into misalignment.

I just took a close look at the hinge, and it looks like the door is
actually separated from the hinge on that side, and the hinge itself
is separated from the body, like the rivets have spread a bit.

I'm going to take the advice I received in an off-list reply and drill
out all of the rivets, straighten the whole thing on a flat surface
(to avoid bending the door), and then remount it.

Thanks again, everybody. I know this seemed like a trivial thing to
ask about, but I figure why not take advantage of all of the years of
experience available here on the list?

It's like you're all my PO's :)

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Re: [GMCnet] Door misaligned on external utilities compartment [message #187988 is a reply to message #187985]

Mon, 22 October 2012 14:36

Ken Henderson

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Now some would take THAT as an insult! :-)

Ken H.

On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Sean F wrote:
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> It's like you're all my PO's :)
>
>
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Re: [GMCnet] Door misaligned on external utilities compartment [message #188009 is a reply to message #187988]

Mon, 22 October 2012 18:51

mike miller

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I was wondering about that myself! (continued below)

Ken Henderson wrote on Mon, 22 October 2012 12:36

Now some would take THAT as an insult! Smile

Ken H.

On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Sean F wrote:
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> It's like you're all my PO's Smile

It actually seems to me more like getting advice from my dad and his friends while they where sitting around B/S'n and drinking beer while watching us boys work.

Sometimes I had to wonder if they would be saying to each other, "Lets see if we can get him to do something stupid..."

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