How to adjust entry door?

[qchunter]

I searched the how-to's but didn't see anything. Is the entry doors able to be adjusted? The bottom of the door is not closing all the way, I can see light in the jam below the latch. The top seems to close well.

Thanks

[stripit]

Exactly how we used to 'tweak' a door to fit when I ran an automotive body shop. That is if 'tweaking' was the way to fix, otherwise it was pull the door and shim the hinges. Tweaking was much faster and cost less too.

DSDP Don wrote:
If you left it at a shop, they would have you leave the area and then they would insert a one foot long 4" x 4" near the middle or upper portion of the door, close it and push on the bottom of the door, tweaking the frame back into compliance.

Obviously, this is done gently, making sire not to damage the door.

[DSDP_Don]

If you left it at a shop, they would have you leave the area and then they would insert a one foot long 4" x 4" near the middle or upper portion of the door, close it and push on the bottom of the door, tweaking the frame back into compliance.

Obviously, this is done gently, making sire not to damage the door.

[qchunter]

I will look at what is involved in resetting the door frame. I think I can do that.

[PRodacy]

You could drill out the rivets on one of the hinges, add a thin spacer behind the hinge, then re-rivet it. The spacer thickness depends on how much you need to get the door to move. A spacer behind the lower hinge will move the bottom of the door up. Might take a couple of tries to get the spacing right.

[Chris_Bryant]

A hack fix is to split a washer and stick it in the hinge to raise the door a bit. The correct fix (IF it isn't a matter of frame twist, which it usually is) involves removing and resetting the door frame and all.

[qchunter]

I just looked again at the door for a way to adjust. Noticed the door has rivets holding it on and is not screwed. Might try finding a thicker seal for the bottom? Only other option would be to try to gradually bend the hinges?

[Dave_H_M]

Um, I vaguely remember that way back when I picked up a new fifth wheel, it had a nylon spacer on the bottom door sill for the door to rest on. For withstanding all that tender love and care they get on the way to the stealer. Could take a look for the hey of it.

[ken56]

I think about the only thing you can do is make sure you are not twisting the frame with the stab jacks and check for damage on the door gasket.

[JoeTampa]

Make sure you are level. My old TT's doors wouldn't shut properly if we weren't level and were warped a bit.