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c3saving
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Jul 13, 2013

Screen door hinge not working properly

One more question on the current camping trip. We noticed that when we opened and closed our door there was a bunch of squeaking. It started suddenly after it had been at the dealer for the axles to be replaced. We didn't think much of it at first and left or a trip to Lake Gaston. While there, the screen door kept getting hung up on the door jam. We were a in level, but the door eventually self corrected after we sprayed some wd40.. It didn't squeak and didn't catch anymore.

We finished out trip, put the camper in storage, and are out for our second trip post axle change. Again, the door began squeaking. We sprayed it with wd40. This time the squeak was worse with a shuttering to the door as we opened and closed it. We isolated the noise to the bottom hinge on the screen door and finally just removed the screen door to save our sanity for the weekend. I would imagine that opening and closing the screen would eventually put so much stress on the metal hinge that it probably would have broken.

Anyone had this problem?
  • WD40 is a poolr lubricant. Get some real oil and lub the hinge.