How To Fix A Top Hinge Door On An Rv

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How to fix a top hinge door on an rv.

Screws magically work themselves loose over the years. If a door binds open it grasp the knob and lift up to see if a hinge is loose. With a drill you re more likely to over tighten the screw and strip the screw holes or chew up the screwheads. Remove the door by unscrewing the pin in the top hinge.

The first large photo shows a normal hinge pin for a norcold door. If your door rubs near the top or drags on the floor use a screwdriver not a drill to tighten the screws. If one is loose remove two or more screws and try driving in longer screws. Describing and demonstrating several problems with my motorhome s entry door that may be common on many rv s.

Norcold refrigerator plastic door hinge broke off. I think i found. I then drilled a hole on each side of the hinge piece and reinforced it with small screws that went through both pieces. Here is the norcold retrof.

They wanted almost 200 00 for a replacement door. Our refrigerator door broke off. On the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close. What i did first was glue the broken piece into place with superglue.

How to realign your rv entry hinged door. Make sure all the screws are tight. But i was able to fix it while on the road for 13 00 n.