ENTRY DOOR

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chris izzig

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my entry door leaks. can i looen the upper hinge bolts to bring the door closer to the body or what do i do?
thanx chris 75 gb-- back from maiden voyage.

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Hi Emery,Can I get on your list? My door sticks while opening, and the
bottom is out by about 1/8-1/4" don't look like the body's bowed. Thanks for
any info.

Ron&Gina
73 Pumpkin-Rose
Ft. Mohave, AZ.

- ----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 1999 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: GMC: ENTRY DOOR

> In a message dated 7/24/99 8:09:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

>
> closer to the body or what do i do?
> thanx chris 75 gb-- back from maiden voyage. >>
>
> You can get a small amount of movement at the hinges and can file the hole
to
> get slightly more adjustment however the chances are that the door is
bent.
> If it fits at the center but is away at the top and bottom, the door will
> have to be recurved. I have promised to send instructions to several when
I
> get back to Santa Fe in a couple of weeks and I'll add you to the list.
> There was a GMC service bulletin on this.
>
> Also check to see if the motorhome wall by the door latch is bowed out.
The
> side panel of the refrigerator compartment (which has the water/holding
tank
> and battery meters mounted on it) should fit snugly against the outside
wall.
> If there is a space there halfway up the wall by the latch, you may have
> "middle age spread". The roof weight pushes down and bows out the wall.
I
> came up with a fix for this several years ago and will include info in my
> mailing.
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM
 
Emery please include me in your mailing about
fixing the gap between ref panel and wall.

Bob Morris
Jayhawk
74 Elganza SE
Cortland NY
- ----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 1:19 AM
Subject: Re: GMC: ENTRY DOOR

> In a message dated 7/24/99 8:09:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

>
> closer to the body or what do i do?
> thanx chris 75 gb-- back from maiden voyage. >>
>
> You can get a small amount of movement at the hinges and can file the hole
to
> get slightly more adjustment however the chances are that the door is
bent.
> If it fits at the center but is away at the top and bottom, the door will
> have to be recurved. I have promised to send instructions to several when
I
> get back to Santa Fe in a couple of weeks and I'll add you to the list.
> There was a GMC service bulletin on this.
>
> Also check to see if the motorhome wall by the door latch is bowed out.
The
> side panel of the refrigerator compartment (which has the water/holding
tank
> and battery meters mounted on it) should fit snugly against the outside
wall.
> If there is a space there halfway up the wall by the latch, you may have
> "middle age spread". The roof weight pushes down and bows out the wall.
I
> came up with a fix for this several years ago and will include info in my
> mailing.
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM
 
Emery posted about the door fix etc. But, I'd like the information too -
and will put it on my site if that's OK.

Henry

>In a message dated 7/26/99 12:39:28 AM Central Daylight Time,

>
> > "middle age spread". The roof weight pushes down and bows out the wall.
> I
> > came up with a fix for this several years ago and will include info in my
> > mailing.
> >
> > Emery Stora
> > 77 Kingsley
> > Santa Fe, NM
> >>
>
>Henry,
>put me on the door and wall list, too.
>Lanier
>
Henry Davis Consulting, Inc / new product consulting
PO Box 1270 / product readiness reviews
Soquel, Ca 95073 / IP reviews
ph: (831) 462-5199 / full service marketing
fax: (831) 462-5198
http://www.henry-davis.com/ http://www.henry-davis.com
 
Emery --

Could you post that here? I found the same problem a few years ago, and my
fix involved generous amounts of silicone.

Curious how to do it right, but my door doesn't leak anymore.

Mark

| >
|
| You can get a small amount of movement at the hinges and can file
| the hole to
| get slightly more adjustment however the chances are that the
| door is bent.
| If it fits at the center but is away at the top and bottom, the door will
| have to be recurved. I have promised to send instructions to
| several when I
| get back to Santa Fe in a couple of weeks and I'll add you to the list.
| There was a GMC service bulletin on this.
|
| Also check to see if the motorhome wall by the door latch is
| bowed out. The
| side panel of the refrigerator compartment (which has the
| water/holding tank
| and battery meters mounted on it) should fit snugly against the
| outside wall.
| If there is a space there halfway up the wall by the latch, you may have
| "middle age spread". The roof weight pushes down and bows out
| the wall. I
| came up with a fix for this several years ago and will include info in my
| mailing.
|
| Emery Stora
| 77 Kingsley
| Santa Fe, NM
|
 
Hi Emery,

I also have a door that doesn't seal at the bottom. I caught the recent
post describing how to place a 2 x 4 against the latch and put a strong
sholder to the lower door, but would like to explore alternatives before I
have my friendly gorilla work on it.

Is your info something diffirent from what Manny posted? If so, could it go
on somebody's web page?

TIA

___________
Dave (& Dege), '76 Royale /_][__] [_] | "SR JAMES"
Santa Barbara, CA *0-------OO--* (our hobby)
 
I have looked at the procedure in the book and sure don't want to take
the door down and go through all that. Its may be the best way though.
Having looked at several of the service bulletins,

>WARRANTY INFORMATION
>When the repairs are within the published warranty use:
Labor Operation Time Allowance
Trouble Code
T045101 .5Hr.
>>

I always laugh at the time allowance. I must be having more senior
events because I spend 0.5 hour just getting the door off. Everything
seems to take a lot longer than it seems like it should any more.
har,har.

Bill
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Bill,
I assure you I agree with you on not wanting to go through the procedure in
recurving the door but I have found no easy way.

If you cram rubber seal material to take up the gap, it further opens the gap.

The door, being all aluminum, has little structure to keep it from bending
when it is put in a bind and that is the problem. At some point in its
life, the wind probobly caught the door and slapped it open agianst the
body mold trim. This binds the door at the center forcing the top & bottom
to bend outward.

The door must be restressed in the opposate direction by pulling in on the
top & bottom with the jig described in the manual. Actually,when you have
made your mind up, you can have the door broken down, window out ready to
bend in a hour or so. It just takes the will!

The recurving does work and when you are done, you will be proud of your door.

I would also add a drip cap over the entry door to aid in shedding the
water run off away from the top of the door.

I also add an additional trim on the inside lip of the opening to help shed
water around the door and to guard agianst wind noise. I had some at the
last Intl. rally and everyone liked the idea. If you need some, give me a
call.

All this in a nut shell says- go for it and bend to door!!1 Its gotta happen.

Hopr this helps,

Jim Bounds
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> I have looked at the procedure in the book and sure don't want to take
>the door down and go through all that. Its may be the best way though.
> Having looked at several of the service bulletins,
>
>>WARRANTY INFORMATION
>>When the repairs are within the published warranty use:
> Labor Operation Time Allowance
> Trouble Code
> T045101 .5Hr.
>>>
>
>I always laugh at the time allowance. I must be having more senior
>events because I spend 0.5 hour just getting the door off. Everything
>seems to take a lot longer than it seems like it should any more.
>har,har.
>
>Bill
>_________________________________________________________
>Do You Yahoo!?
>Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
>
>
>
Jim Bounds/Co-op Motor Works Orlando www.gmccoop.com
 
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