Re: [A/S] Re: AS entry door

["Harvey Barlow" <harveybarlow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Polly,

I have a suggestion but finding the required part may not be easy.

Are you sure the door has warped and sagged or does your door hinge have
slack from wear?

I just completed an similar repair a few weeks ago on my daughter's '72
Overlander.  Her trailer had the cast aluminum, single door hinge, about 12"
long, mounted in the center of the door.  Her door hinge was badly worn, the
door sagged significantly, and the door required abusive slamming to latch
thereby causing added wear on the latch.  It was  not secure for her to
travel alone and an altogether unsatisfactory situation.

We found a good used hinge and installed it.  I was initially intimidated by
the task but once we got up our courage and began, it was actually pretty
simple.  I drilled out the rivets along the hinge side of the inside wall
adjacent to the door, removed the trim piece that is a press fit around the
door perimeter,  cut away and peeled back a 2" wide strip of inner skin
covering each hinge bolt, removed the hinge bolt nuts, and removed the door
with the hinge.  Once the door is removed and placed on a bench or floor,
you drill out the inner door skin rivets and access the door side of the
hinge bolts.  It was relatively easy to put back together.  Once you locate
a matching hinge in good shape and can visually inspect it, you will know
where the hinge bolts are currently hiding out of sight on your present
hinge and you will have more courage to remove the bolts.

The repair made my daughter much more satisfied with her elderly A/S and
allowed her to feel much more secure with it.

Good luck.
Harvey