Entry door won't stay in the open position

[Algonquin]

The entry door on my 2011 34Y Meridian will no longer stay open in the slightest breeze. There is absolutely no resistance when closing it. Is there an internal spring that is broken that normally keeps the door open? Any suggestions?

Thanks

[RvWarner]

There is a scissor-arm linkage at the top of the door that bolts to the top of the door as well as the door frame. On that linkage there is a pin that slides into a u-shaped jaw, causing the door to stay in the open position. You can remove that linkage and replace with a new one from Winnebago, (pricey and will wear out again), or you can put a tiny bit of material, I used silver solder, on the tips of the jaw until you feel there is enough resistance to hold the door open.
Brent

[charles tuit]

I made a solid door stop out of aluminum angle iron. See pics.

[ChasA]

Same problem here. I use a bungy from the mirror arm to the inside handle.

[Captjake1]

Check out this thread for another solution. http://www.irv2.com/forums/f115/repl...ut-276148.html

[Algonquin]

Originally Posted by RvWarner

There is a scissor-arm linkage at the top of the door that bolts to the top of the door as well as the door frame. On that linkage there is a pin that slides into a u-shaped jaw, causing the door to stay in the open position. You can remove that linkage and replace with a new one from Winnebago, (pricey and will wear out again), or you can put a tiny bit of material, I used silver solder, on the tips of the jaw until you feel there is enough resistance to hold the door open.
Brent

Thanks for the advice. I never imagined that the door relied on a tight fit in the scissors-arm linkage to stay open. I will try to tighten the fit as you suggested, or replace the linkage.

[Luckiest Dreamer]

I use a nylon strap with a hook on one end and a plastic bundle tie looped around the door handle to keep it open. The strap is looped around the mirror arm and the other end with the clip is clipped to the wire tie around the inside door handle. Of course the length of the strap needs to be tight.

[Algonquin]

I wrapped some electrical tape around the pin that fits in the jaws in the scissor-arm linkage. Door now stays open satisfactorily.

[DancinCampers]

A new one is $200.00 plus change. The original ones come with a metal C-Clip surrounding the rivet. They do not sell a replacement clip.

A member of our Vegas Rollers Chapter came up with a fix. He ground off the bottom of the rivet, center tapped it for a screw. Took the rivet to the hardware store and found a spring that fit over the rivet. Screwed it back on the the arm.

Have not seen it as we are back east for awhile, but was told it does work.

[Jupiter]

This is how I "fixed" the door arm on our last coach (2013 Journey).

I used a very large water pump pliers to squeeze the open slot in the arm to slightly close the opening just a little tighter. Now, while squeezing as hard as I could with the pliers, I persuaded closing the gap by tapping on the pliers with a hammer. This takes a bit of finesse to pull off, but you really only need to close the gap a millimeter or so to make the door latch nicely. I found this to be a permanent fix.

cheers,
Joopy

[1ciderdog]

Originally Posted by charles tuit

I made a solid door stop out of aluminum angle iron. See pics.

I'm with the bungee cord to mirror folks but that sure looks do able.