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Old 04-13-2024, 04:56 PM   #1
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Exterior Door Not Closing Due to Rubbing on Door Frame

I have a 2018 R-Pod 180. I'm having a hard time getting the exterior door to closed. There is a screw head on the door that is hitting/rubbing on the door frame on lower part of the door on the latch side. I have included photos showing both the latch side and hinge side of the door when closed and another photo showing where the screw from the door is rubbing on the door frame (latch side). The photos of when the door is closed is showing the space on the hinge side compared to no space on the latch side. I'm looking for input on how to correct this issue.
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Old 04-13-2024, 05:32 PM   #2
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I had a similar problem, found all the screws on the hinge side were just loose enough to cause the problem. Tightened all the screws, problem fixed
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Old 04-13-2024, 07:27 PM   #3
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I had a similar problem, found all the screws on the hinge side were just loose enough to cause the problem. Tightened all the screws, problem fixed
Surprising how often that's the problem.

If it's not, the other cause is that a hinge (in this case, the lower one) has been bent, causing the gap on hinge side and rubbing on latch side.

I've seen this in commercial buildings where some fool has decided to block a fire door open by placing a book in the hinge. (And I knew who the fool was but never confronted her. Re-bent all the hinges when she left.)
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Old 04-13-2024, 09:55 PM   #4
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I had the same problem. The factory used a round head screw. I replaced it with a counter sunk flat head. problem solved
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Old 04-14-2024, 04:31 PM   #5
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Thanks for the suggestion. All screws on the door were tight. The lower one on the door frame (hinge side) was tight too. I did find the screw head was missing off of the screw on the upper door frame (hinge side). I still need to put a new screw in. I don't expect this to have any noticeable effect on my issue. If this does anything, I expect it to make the issue I'm having worse.
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Old 04-14-2024, 04:33 PM   #6
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I'm thinking the low hinge is bent. Any suggestions on what to try or do?
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