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Old 12-28-2006, 04:31 AM   #3
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If you are a DIY guy, I would remove the door and try to straighten it. I would also use a straight edge rather than your eyeball to judge if it is straight or not. Just because it does not seal off at the bottom, does not mean it is bent, it could be a hinge adjustment or latch adjustment.

If the door does in fact need bending, you may not be strong enough to do a controlled bend, so what you may want to do is remove the door and lay it on a couple of 2X4s. Place the door under your coach. Use a hydrolic jack and jack between the door and the frame on your coach, that way you can control exactly how much presure you put on the door and not over bend it. It may sound a bit crazy but I doubt any RV shop will have a press big enough to do a controlled bend to the door. This is not something you just want to tweak free hand or you will never get it right.


If your not a DIY type of person then I agree with fulltiming give Newell a call I am sure they can fix the problem for you.

Joseph
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