Basement door latch would not close

[herbd]

After moving the RV a few feet, one of the basement doors came open and would not close. After looking at it for a bit I noticed one of the 4 screws holding the door latch together had fell out and the other 3 were lose which allowed the latch mechanism to slip. This let the gears inside move and would not allow the latch to open fully. Once I had it all back together I decided to check the other latches and found over half were lose. When you guys get bored you might want to check yours.

[us71na]

RV's are subjected to vibration as they go down the road. Buy a tube of Blue Loctite and put a dab on the treads of each screw as you put it back in and you most likely will never have to check those screws for being loose again.

[herbd]

Originally Posted by us71na

RV's are subjected to vibration as they go down the road. Buy a tube of Blue Loctite and put a dab on the treads of each screw as you put it back in and you most likely will never have to check those screws for being loose again.

Sounds like a plan. Thanks for the reminder, been a long time since I've needed that.