<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by arkaussie:
B n J did you take the skin off with the door in place or did you remove the door completely. When you removed the rivets did you remove the skin completely and then what did you seal the top edge with. I'm wanting to get this done before I head north to the cold. Have been thinking about it for a while and now I think I'm ready to get into it. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
We left the door on, but removed the window. Make no mistake, its a big job. We left the top edge alone, and just pulled the outer skin away from the door starting at the bottom. This allowed enough room to get the carpet in place.
I had tried the afore-mentioned silicone "blob" method with little success. There was just too much outer skin coming into contact with the subframe for that to work in my case.
For reassembly, I used a tube of the black sealer Winnie uses to install windows. Sorry I cant remember what its called (this was 2 years ago). Its very adherent, yet remains pliable.
It's the devil to remove though, so be careful.
I have found that the new door latch pins last us about 6 months, or 2 long cross-country trips before the chirping begins anew. I have a supply of them on hand now. They badly need to have the manufacturer (I think it's dometic) redesign the door support system to include some other pins to help bear the load of the door when closed, rather than just the latch pin. As the body torques and twists, the forces of the latch pin and the lock keeper reek havoc on each other, resulting in the metal chirping we hear. The lock assembly is made by trimark, but they are not responsible for the door design.
I have thought of disassembling the lock and machining the keeper surface edges smooth and a little round to help curtail the damage at the mating of the pin.
I mentioned this to the TriMark guys at the Louisville show a few times, but as we can see... they don't seem to understand the problem!
I think we should tie them up and force them to ride through downtown St. Louis repeatedly until the squawking makes them think better!
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