door lock

Dutch_12078 wrote:

rgatijnet1 wrote:
Sort of a known problem on a lot of RV doors that use the Trimark handle. The pot metal breaks inside and the latch must be drilled out to open the door. Many people ONLY use the dead bolt portion of the lock and do not use the other lock that controls the door handle.

If you have access to the inside of the RV by other means, the Trimark lock can be released without drilling.

X10

I have been locked out once and replaced it and again with the new lock. First one cost me $500 repair on the road. Second one I did myself.

If it is a Trimark you CAN take it out your self. Not easy and a real pain but it CAN be done without any drilling from the INSIDE.

If you really can not get in thru a window or such you have to pry the door molding away from the lock to get at it but you don't have to drill into it.

I took the second lock out when it jammed due to the pot metal and I took the lock set off from the INSIDE and removed the lock and put it back in. Danged if I was going to pay for yet another lock.

BTW: I took the door handle lock mechanism OUT of the lock, taped the opening and ONLY use the dead bolt. Still in and still working.

Still ticks me off what we pay for these coaches and they use those cheap lock sets.