wa8yxm
Davison Michigan (East of Flint)
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I got mine from General RV. but.....
What breaks normally is the striker bolt. the highest stress point on the bolt is also the weakest and they make 'em out of ... **** metal (Pot metal). I took the pieces to a metal smith (Machinest) and had him carve me a new one out of steel. 40 bucks. did a fantastic job.. soak it in oil (or boil in oil) for a bit then install... That did NOT break. Note DOOR and "Basement" are same design but different sizes... I can point you to a repair tech with a few basement bolts. (4 or 5 I forget which)( but she's in Florida this time of year.
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wing_zealot
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Grit dog
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Anyone who hasn’t had a RV door lock break likely doesn’t understand how flawed of a design in general they are when it comes to being able to disassemble when the door and screen are shut.
Got a funny story about that, that if not for a couple guys who are adept at fixing most anything, would have just resulted in smashing it open and dealing with the aftermath.
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wa8yxm
Davison Michigan (East of Flint)
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pianotuna wrote:Hi,
Does anyone have a source for a trimark all steel lock?
As far as I know Tri-mark does not make one
Seneca Engineering, A Machinist shop in Seneca, SC. made me a handful of Solid and I mean SOLID steel striker bolts for my Tri-Mark Basement locks.. Door locks are the same design but smaller bolts.
He can duplicate if you an send him the pieces. 40 bucks then likely 50-60 now.
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Kober
Arizona
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Mine broke too. They build these things with cheap plastic inside to make sure they can keep selling locks. I just bought a keyless. Haven't replaced it yet.
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