Toy Hauler Ramp Door Frame Separating
The thread listed below covers the issue I'm having and it's even the same brand! I have a 2006 Fleetwood Gearbox 220FB, which is a travel trailer, while the trailers in the other thread are fifth wh...
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Answering my own question here. I thought the "bolts" to hold the frame of the cargo door ramp were going to be big, at the top and hidden behind something. It turns out they were in plain sight and they aren't bolts, they just some wimpy screws. The reason my door frame was separating from the trailer is that most of the aforementioned screws are missing. More than half the screw holes are empty.
In the picture above, you're looking at the curb side of the trailer. On the right is the cargo door and on the left are the vertical slides for the HappiJac bunk bed.
To fix this situation I had to first pull the cargo door back against the trailer wall. I mounted a 2x4 at the top of the door frame and then connected two ratchet straps to the 2x4. The ratchet straps were attached to the cargo tie-downs on the floor as far forward as possible. There was so much tension on the straps that they twanged when plucked. Both sides were drawn in, but the curb side came in the most at 1/2".
The vertical 2x4 boards were necessary because the ratchet straps wanted to pull the horizontal board down.
New screw on the left, old screw on the right. I didn't count, but I think there were 10 screws missing before I started. I used the old holes when I could but added a few more, just to be sure.
There are screw holes along the upper frame. Those holes have never had screws in them. They would be going into a fake wood shelf that is above the door. I don't know how much good that would do. It seems like it would just tear up the shelf. This is a lousy design on the part of Fleetwood.
In the picture above, you're looking at the curb side of the trailer. On the right is the cargo door and on the left are the vertical slides for the HappiJac bunk bed.
To fix this situation I had to first pull the cargo door back against the trailer wall. I mounted a 2x4 at the top of the door frame and then connected two ratchet straps to the 2x4. The ratchet straps were attached to the cargo tie-downs on the floor as far forward as possible. There was so much tension on the straps that they twanged when plucked. Both sides were drawn in, but the curb side came in the most at 1/2".
The vertical 2x4 boards were necessary because the ratchet straps wanted to pull the horizontal board down.
New screw on the left, old screw on the right. I didn't count, but I think there were 10 screws missing before I started. I used the old holes when I could but added a few more, just to be sure.
There are screw holes along the upper frame. Those holes have never had screws in them. They would be going into a fake wood shelf that is above the door. I don't know how much good that would do. It seems like it would just tear up the shelf. This is a lousy design on the part of Fleetwood.
