10 4 i have the friction hinge door so i am familiar with it and it s problems.
Friction rv door hinge.
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Friction hinge 430 stainless steel 1 leaf height 2 5 8 open width 17 7 lbs in torque right hand pack of 1.
When it is opened back to the outside wall of the trailer it pops back out about 10 inches.
You need two of them.
For top and bottom.
He is talking about the new style of hinges which by design take more effort to open and close.
For those that hate the friction hinges more like binding hinges as much as i do there is a fix.
Also available are accessories such as thin shade screen shot keyed alike and euro latch.
Our back door has a hydraulic opener and i ve seriously considered putting one on our front door.
It is difficult to open and with a strong breeze it will not stay open.
It simply makes the door a constant nuisance an unpleasant thing to deal with.
It also will not open all the way.
The friction hinge has to go.
It s not a camber issue.
Norcold 634166 door hinge kit 4 6 out of 5 stars 160 2 packs upgraded qrity cabinet cupborad furniture door lift stay support hinge damper support up to 20kg opening angle 75 90 110 come with hex key.
Is there a way to adjust the tension on the main door friction hinges.
Our new 2018 cougar rds has so much tension on the friction hinges it takes two hands to pull the door closed.
Rv full time posts 1 357 mentioned 0 post s tagged 0 thread s i don t have friction hinges but went the low tech route of mounting a rubber bumper on my outside outlet box which is where my door would hit if not secured.
I will eventually switch the hinge to a non friction hinge and attach a lock to the trailer wall to latch the door open when i want it to stay open.