Stuck entery Door cant get out.
I never thought the Entery would get stuck that it would take me and 2 other guys 2 1/2 hours to get it open. It has been working fine till today. My grandson want inside the rv then tried to come bac...
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Tri-mark locks are the ones that I have disected.
The striker bolt has both a high stress point and a weakest point.. And if you have alrady guessd they are the SAME POINT.. You are a good guesser.
The striker bolt breaks just past where the spring cut out is,, this means the levers can not retract it, and the spring is holding it extended (latched).
I used a mechanic's pick, the kind used to remove seals,, this one was the one with the 90 degree bend.. Got it in place and basically "Carded" the latch (Depressed the spring bolt using the pic.
Now I rplaced the whole thing.. but if I had to do it again, knowning what I know, and I have done this with several of my basement locks.
Take the pieces to a good metal smith and have him carve you one out of steel.. MUCH stronger.. heck, BRASS would be stronger.
The striker bolt has both a high stress point and a weakest point.. And if you have alrady guessd they are the SAME POINT.. You are a good guesser.
The striker bolt breaks just past where the spring cut out is,, this means the levers can not retract it, and the spring is holding it extended (latched).
I used a mechanic's pick, the kind used to remove seals,, this one was the one with the 90 degree bend.. Got it in place and basically "Carded" the latch (Depressed the spring bolt using the pic.
Now I rplaced the whole thing.. but if I had to do it again, knowning what I know, and I have done this with several of my basement locks.
Take the pieces to a good metal smith and have him carve you one out of steel.. MUCH stronger.. heck, BRASS would be stronger.
