Tradewinds door problem

[rooster]

Hope somebody with an older Tradewinds has solved this problem. Mine is a '99, & the front door ddoes not seal properly around the top. Very noisy, VERY ! I've tried new weatherstripping, several times, & adjusting the latches. Nothing seems to work for very long. If you look at the outside of the closed door, you can see the top is away drom the coach by maybe 1/2 inch. Help!

[hershey]

rooster wrote:
Thanks for the reply, but the problem is the door is "raked" at the top, to match the rake of the windshield, so their are NO hinges above about the center of the door.

OK, I can see where that would present a unique problem. Going forward, since the fit is terrible at the top to start with. If it were my RV/door, I'd block the center horizontal part of the door with a 2x4 or such and carefully, add pressure to the top of the door to BEND the door enough to properly seal at the top as compared to the bottom.
I know this is a gutsy suggestion and if your tentative to attempt it, I'd suggest finding a body shop repairman and get his input as to getting the door back into shape.

[tommy_g]

Check your top most hinge anyway. I don't know if yours is a Phillips door, but they had a hinge problem on a lot of different ones. As Hershey said; the guy that has the only template sells them for $144 per hinge or $400 for three. Don't ask how I know this.

[rooster]

Thanks for the reply, but the problem is the door is "raked" at the top, to match the rake of the windshield, so their are NO hinges above about the center of the door.

[hershey]

Check the hinge at the top. Mine (Fleetwood product) had a similar problem and the hinge was broken. It was an almost invisible break when the door was open but when I stressed it I could see the crack.
Replacement hinges are tough to find....Fleetwood has an aftermarket replacement that I found on the internet....$144 dollars, but it was the only option other than replacing the entire door and frame.

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