- Dec 13, 2017
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Not sure if this is a common design/problem or specific to Elddis but I'm sure the time-served folk on here will have fixed it.....
Our Elddix Xplore has a flimsy front locker door. It's fixed all the way along the top by a hinge to the body of the caravan. This "hinge" is effectively 2 U (or possibly almost G-shaped) shaped pieces that slot into each other and an end stop each end stops it from sliding off side-ways. Cheap way to get support all the way along and plenty of width to support the weight.
However... on one side now, the bit of the hinge that fits to the door tends to drop out of the fixed portion of the channel. If you then drop the door down it fouls itself and stresses the door, both parts of the hinge and the body of the caravan so not an ideal situation.
The instance fix is simple. Open the door over-wide, lift it up, the two halves of the hinge re-engage and you can close it properly.
Is this a regular problem with a simple fix? I suspect I could slide the door off of one side, close the U (or G) a bit and slide it back but I don't want to cause more problems than I'm trying to solve.
So is this a common design on cheaper units with a well known fix?
Our Elddix Xplore has a flimsy front locker door. It's fixed all the way along the top by a hinge to the body of the caravan. This "hinge" is effectively 2 U (or possibly almost G-shaped) shaped pieces that slot into each other and an end stop each end stops it from sliding off side-ways. Cheap way to get support all the way along and plenty of width to support the weight.
However... on one side now, the bit of the hinge that fits to the door tends to drop out of the fixed portion of the channel. If you then drop the door down it fouls itself and stresses the door, both parts of the hinge and the body of the caravan so not an ideal situation.
The instance fix is simple. Open the door over-wide, lift it up, the two halves of the hinge re-engage and you can close it properly.
Is this a regular problem with a simple fix? I suspect I could slide the door off of one side, close the U (or G) a bit and slide it back but I don't want to cause more problems than I'm trying to solve.
So is this a common design on cheaper units with a well known fix?