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06-04-2013, 07:03 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: North Carolina
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Cabinet Door Screws
Last July I purchased a Bullet 294BHS. The second trip the screws on the shock in the door stripped out. Same trip I noticed some of the cabinet doors were loose. Started checking them and found the screws were stripping out of the cabinet. Had it back twice to get them repaired and now I have cabinet doors falling off. Anyone else having this problem?
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06-04-2013, 07:39 PM
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No I haven't had that problem, but you can take a wooden match stick or a toothpick, cut it to fit into the stripped screwhole, mix a little 2 part epoxy and reset the screws. They will hold and not loosen any more. Part of owning an RV is the "joy" of realizing that you need to tighten things that "bounce and vibrate" loose on a regular basis. Cabinet doors in an RV are not like the ones in your stick house. I'd bet if you put them in an RV, they would loosen faster than what you're seeing happen in your Bullet.
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06-05-2013, 03:08 AM
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I have used the matchstick trick very successfully many times, it works
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06-05-2013, 03:59 AM
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I replaced a lot of my cabinet screws with machine screws with small washers and nuts on the back side. I colored the heads with a Sharpie and it's hard to tell the difference. If a door happens to open during travel, it's almost guaranteed that the screws will pull out and when you get to your destination, you'll find a door on the floor. You may be able to find longer cabinet screws at a hardware store, and that would also take care of the problem. The little screws that come with hinges are less than 1/2" and don't give very much of a bite into the wood.
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06-05-2013, 09:46 AM
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Location: St. Augustine
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I had this problem, not all of them but a couple. Home Depot has screws that look almost the same and are a little thicker, and seem to hold a lot better. I bought a bunch of the screws and as the old ones go I just replace with the new one and seems to be holding great!
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07-17-2013, 06:32 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: mass
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drove for one hour to get home from a campground parked the trailer opened the door and found 2 cabinet doors on the floor and 2 others real loose with striped screws!used wood glue on the threads with larger screws.trailer is a year old!!
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07-17-2013, 07:56 PM
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Location: Green Valley, AZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JRTJH
No I haven't had that problem, but you can take a wooden match stick or a toothpick, cut it to fit into the stripped screwhole, mix a little 2 part epoxy and reset the screws. They will hold and not loosen any more. Part of owning an RV is the "joy" of realizing that you need to tighten things that "bounce and vibrate" loose on a regular basis. Cabinet doors in an RV are not like the ones in your stick house. I'd bet if you put them in an RV, they would loosen faster than what you're seeing happen in your Bullet.
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x2. The addition of the epoxy will guarantee that the screws won't come loose.
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07-03-2014, 02:29 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Knoxville, TN
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screws loose / counter edging
I've only had my RV for 1 month, but have the same problem with cabinet doors in my Bullet. I will try the matchstick and epoxy method. I also have the edging around the countertops coming out. Any recommendation for a fix for the edging?
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07-03-2014, 05:32 AM
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Our bathroom door striker plate came loose. The hole in the wood was so gouged out that one of the screws had broken/split the wood in such a way that there wasn't anything left for the screw to bite into. Found a tube of Elmer's stainable wood filler - filled the hole/split with the filler and carefully aligned the striker plate and inserted the screw. Once the filler hardened the screw and the striker were tight.
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07-03-2014, 05:36 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Arizona
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Match sticks or such is a good suggestion. If the size of the hole or screw permits I use an old wood golf tee. It is made of hardwood and is much less likely to strip out.
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07-03-2014, 06:17 AM
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Location: Austin, Tx
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I also had o rebuild drawer slide supports. Count on having to do that also.
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