| Passenger door [message #75264] |
Mon, 01 March 2010 08:24  |
Tripp 33
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Ok, so I, along with many others, suffer from middle aged sag in my motorhome so I had the brilliant idea of taking the door off to see if I could adjust it to better fit the coach. Well, I took it off and didnt do anything to it because of other issues and when I went to put the door back on the coach it fit worse than before!!
It is like the door overhangs the body worse so it wont latch. Any ideas or suggestions with bolting the door to the body or getting the door to fit better?
Also, how do I remove the pins on the flanges because I think the bushings are bad.
Jeff
1978 Transmode
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| Re: [GMCnet] Passenger door [message #75266 is a reply to message #75264] |
Mon, 01 March 2010 08:45  |
Jim Bounds
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Jeff,
may be a bit belated suggestion but don;t take the door off. Sorry but I just hadta say it. OK, thats out of the way, there are so many issues having to do with door fitment-- so lets work with what you now have and lets forget the past.
The bushings on the original hinges were plastic and chances are they are now gone. You need to press out each pin-- one at a time & replace the busings, we have new bronze "oilite" bushings really cheap.
Now iwth that, how does the door fit? Look at the lower hings bolts on the door frame. You have 1/4 steel hinge bolted to a thinwall square channel aluminum, unreinforced door frame-- what gives if there is an issue-- exactly! If there is a crack between the bolts oryou can lift up on the outer edge of the door and there is play in the hinge mounts, you have some welding repair to do. The mounting of the lower hinge is usually an issue so don;t feel bad, we need to simply deal with that. break down the door and fix what you see.
OK, all thats a mouthful, are we there with all of that, do you wanna go forward. let me know status on this checkout.
Jim Bounds
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From: Tripp 33 <trippguy@hotmail.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Mon, March 1, 2010 9:24:07 AM
Subject: [GMCnet] Passenger door
Ok, so I, along with many others, suffer from middle aged sag in my motorhome so I had the brilliant idea of taking the door off to see if I could adjust it to better fit the coach. Well, I took it off and didnt do anything to it because of other issues and when I went to put the door back on the coach it fit worse than before!!
It is like the door overhangs the body worse so it wont latch. Any ideas or suggestions with bolting the door to the body or getting the door to fit better?
Also, how do I remove the pins on the flanges because I think the bushings are bad.
Jeff
1978 Transmode
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| Re: [GMCnet] Passenger door [message #75267 is a reply to message #75266] |
Mon, 01 March 2010 08:57 |
Ken Burton
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The master has spoken. Nobody know those doors better than Jim Bounds.
I watched him one time recurve a door in the parking lot at the GMC Eastern States rally in Bolling Green.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] Passenger door [message #75290 is a reply to message #75264] |
Mon, 01 March 2010 15:07 |
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USAussie
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G'day,
Dan Winchester details a do-it-yourself to re-curve the door on his website:
http://gmc.dwinchester.com/
Regards,
Rob Mueller
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion-The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion-Double Trouble TZE365V100426
-----Original Message-----
From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org
[mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Tripp 33
Sent: Tuesday, 2 March 2010 1:24 AM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: [GMCnet] Passenger door
Ok, so I, along with many others, suffer from middle aged sag in my
motorhome so I had the brilliant idea of taking the door off to see if I
could adjust it to better fit the coach. Well, I took it off and didnt do
anything to it because of other issues and when I went to put the door back
on the coach it fit worse than before!!
It is like the door overhangs the body worse so it wont latch. Any ideas or
suggestions with bolting the door to the body or getting the door to fit
better?
Also, how do I remove the pins on the flanges because I think the bushings
are bad.
Jeff
1978 Transmode
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Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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| Re: [GMCnet] Passenger door [message #75295 is a reply to message #75290] |
Mon, 01 March 2010 15:29 |
Tripp 33
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wow! this is a great site you have built documenting your GMC!
Thanks for the link. I think that will work well.
I will keep you posted on the outcome!
Jeff
Toledo, OH
1978 Transmode "Wild Rover"
> From: robmueller@iinet.net.au
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 08:07:19 +1100
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Passenger door
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> G'day,
>
> Dan Winchester details a do-it-yourself to re-curve the door on his website:
>
> http://gmc.dwinchester.com/
>
> Regards,
> Rob Mueller
> Sydney, Australia
> AUS '75 Avion-The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
> USA '75 Avion-Double Trouble TZE365V100426
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org
> [mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Tripp 33
> Sent: Tuesday, 2 March 2010 1:24 AM
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: [GMCnet] Passenger door
>
> Ok, so I, along with many others, suffer from middle aged sag in my
> motorhome so I had the brilliant idea of taking the door off to see if I
> could adjust it to better fit the coach. Well, I took it off and didnt do
> anything to it because of other issues and when I went to put the door back
> on the coach it fit worse than before!!
>
> It is like the door overhangs the body worse so it wont latch. Any ideas or
> suggestions with bolting the door to the body or getting the door to fit
> better?
>
> Also, how do I remove the pins on the flanges because I think the bushings
> are bad.
>
> Jeff
>
> 1978 Transmode
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