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Easy fix for plastic screen door sliding panel!

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5:09 pm
May 15, 2010


jaustinmd

Mod Enthusiast

Crossville, Tennessee

posts 15

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I was prepping my 2005 Pilgrim FW for a trip next week, and for the umpteenth time, the plastic sliding panel in the screen door popped out of its track at the top.  I have rented RV's in the past that had the same problem. The slider has a tiny plastic protrusion that rides in the track and it simply isn't big enough to stay in the track if there is the least bit of deflection of the slider.

I cut a 3/8″ x 1″ x 3/16″ piece of aluminum, slightly rounded and smoothed one end, inserted it well into the track, and then drilled and pop-riveted it to the upper corner where the plastic tab rides in the track.  I cut the plastic tab off the slider so there would be no binding between the new aluminum tab and the original plastic tab.


The result? Works smoothly and most importantly, the danged panel stays in the track!Smile

Regards,

John

3:00 pm
May 16, 2010


ModMyRV

Admin

Gardnerville, NV

posts 302

2

I so have to do this mod!. I'll bet my sliding panel has come out of the tracks more than yours. It's amazing how something so simple can be so frustrating. Well, not that frustrating but enough is enough. Gonna do the mod this afternoon. Thanks!

7:51 am
July 2, 2010


C.B.

Mod Enthusiast

wisconsin

posts 9

3

I just cut a length of solid copper 12 or 14 guage  house wire and dropped it into the lower track and reinstalled door . Hasn't come out since.

C.B.


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