Newmar owners - broken baggage lock help!!
I have a '02 Newmar. The baggage doors open from bottom and swing up. One of them won't open. It does "unlock" with the key, but nothing happens when I lift the latch. The plunger is not moving. ...
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Trimark locks are known for this...
Now you will need, a SMALL inspection type flashlight, Mine is a flexible LED thing (Led on the end of a bendable wand about the size of a small soda straw).
And a tool to press the lock plunger with,, Screwdriver, (Fairly long and thin) or a seal pick works here.
Get under it and look at the latch.. You can slide a shaft in and push up on the plunger with it.. Open the door, catch the plunger and spring when they fall out.
Then,, Get a small mending plate (This is a flat steel strip with, in the smallest size, two screw holes) And piecing the plunger together machine the back side of it so you can lay the mending plate into a slot you create (Wide flat slot) drill the holes and insert screws make sure the back is smooth, and trim any excess screw as well.. You should be able to re-assemble, this is better than the OEM which used cheap pot metal that .. well, broke on you
OPTION 2: (Opening instructions are the same) if the plunger (and spring) do not pop out,, You take off the backing plate and you will see what needs doing.
These locks are my greatest complaint. If you are in Upstate SC.. I can make house calls and show you one plunger I modified.
Now you will need, a SMALL inspection type flashlight, Mine is a flexible LED thing (Led on the end of a bendable wand about the size of a small soda straw).
And a tool to press the lock plunger with,, Screwdriver, (Fairly long and thin) or a seal pick works here.
Get under it and look at the latch.. You can slide a shaft in and push up on the plunger with it.. Open the door, catch the plunger and spring when they fall out.
Then,, Get a small mending plate (This is a flat steel strip with, in the smallest size, two screw holes) And piecing the plunger together machine the back side of it so you can lay the mending plate into a slot you create (Wide flat slot) drill the holes and insert screws make sure the back is smooth, and trim any excess screw as well.. You should be able to re-assemble, this is better than the OEM which used cheap pot metal that .. well, broke on you
OPTION 2: (Opening instructions are the same) if the plunger (and spring) do not pop out,, You take off the backing plate and you will see what needs doing.
These locks are my greatest complaint. If you are in Upstate SC.. I can make house calls and show you one plunger I modified.
