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96Bounder30E
Explorer II
Apr 04, 2013

Fleetwood entry door new hinge replacement with pics

For the past couple of years, the entry door of our 1996 Fleetwood Bounder has become hard to open and close….I found that the bottoms of the individual door hinge segments have been wearing down maki...
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thomasw
Explorer
Aug 06, 2014
Great write-up. Thanks for taking the time to do the step by step. I wouldn't have known about the backing plates either.

I have the same problem with a 2006 Fleetwood Flair. The current problem is with the bottom hinge, but I am guessing it is only a matter of time until the others fail.

The price for 3 hinges sort of shocked me...$438? but I am assuming no one has found a better solution?

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