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08-04-2020, 07:18 PM
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Location: OR
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Water heater door pin broke off
One of the two small pins at the bottom of the water heater frame snapped off at some point. The heater door sets down onto these two pins. Fix?
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08-04-2020, 08:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
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Nut setter and a small stud?
Pop rivet and don’t snap it off?
Screw from bottom and thin nut?
Machine screw slightly larger than flange hole and “thread” the flange
Any of these on the door as opposed to the flange opening?
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08-04-2020, 08:34 PM
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New door??
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08-05-2020, 08:55 AM
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Junior Member
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Location: OR
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Appreciate the info Iwannacamp
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08-05-2020, 08:58 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Good ideas
Quote:
Originally Posted by Iwannacamp
Nut setter and a small stud?
Pop rivet and don’t snap it off?
Screw from bottom and thin nut?
Machine screw slightly larger than flange hole and “thread” the flange
Any of these on the door as opposed to the flange opening?
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Those are all good ideas. I think I like the idea of a pop rivet in the door best, maybe enlarging the hole in the frame slightly to accept it.
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"Everybody's RV is not like your RV."
"Always take pictures with the button on the right."
"Always bypass the water heater before opening the low-point drains."
Sticks and Bricks: Raleigh, NC
2008 Cherokee 38P: at Ivor, VA permanently
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08-05-2020, 10:42 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
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Water heater door pin broke off
Same thing happened to me while on the road. Saw my heater door fly away.
When I got home I drilled a small hole where the broken stud was. Installed a screw. Cut off the head of the screw. Voila! New stud.
But the design is not reliable.
So I purchased butterfly clamps used to secure old-timey storm windows and screens. Drilled installation holes in the sheet metal frame for the door cover. Then just screwed the clamps in place. Top, bottom, left, right.
I can access the water heater cavity when I need to. But that door is never going to pop off.
Problem solved for me.
Good luck!
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08-06-2020, 09:06 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Maurice, LA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by plymaniac
Same thing happened to me while on the road. Saw my heater door fly away.
When I got home I drilled a small hole where the broken stud was. Installed a screw. Cut off the head of the screw. Voila! New stud.
But the design is not reliable.
So I purchased butterfly clamps used to secure old-timey storm windows and screens. Drilled installation holes in the sheet metal frame for the door cover. Then just screwed the clamps in place. Top, bottom, left, right.
I can access the water heater cavity when I need to. But that door is never going to pop off.
Problem solved for me.
Good luck!
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You sound like me, always trying to improve a crappy design on one part or another on our camper..............or add something to make it more Useful for us.
I only want to have to fix it ONCE!
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08-06-2020, 10:34 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Hinges
Hinges would also be a good solution.
Maybe these on the door/frame edges or on the door/frame surfaces.
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"Everybody's RV is not like your RV."
"Always take pictures with the button on the right."
"Always bypass the water heater before opening the low-point drains."
Sticks and Bricks: Raleigh, NC
2008 Cherokee 38P: at Ivor, VA permanently
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08-06-2020, 12:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Maurice, LA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry-NC
Hinges would also be a good solution.
Maybe these on the door/frame edges or on the door/frame surfaces.
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One other mod to the door, glue some METAL door screen on the Inside of the exhaust vent. Keeps the spiders and mud daubers out
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2012 Wildcat Sterling 32RL, Gladiator Qr35 ST235/85R16 Load rating G, TST 507 TPMS w/ Flow-thru Sensors & Repeater, Reese Sidewinder 16K Pin Box, PI EMS HW50C
2009 Chevy Silverado 2500HD CCSB LTZ Diesel, Fumoto Oil Drain Valve, Turbo Brake activated, 39 gal Aux Tank W/ Fuel Pump transfer, Air Lift Loadlifter 5000 air bags.
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