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Originally Posted by Nankipoo
Magnets should be here tomorrow. Has to order from Amazon because e-trailer couldn't get them in stock. I'm going to give them a good look and make sure that's what I want to do before I start making more holes. The one strut that is still on mine won't hold it up by itself. I have always thought since we bought the 5'er that there was a lot of pressure on that door when closing with the two struts. They come up at an angle and one side of the bracket starts pulling out before the other side. No idea if they are the original struts.
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I guess you'll have to remove the one strut to get the door up 180 to get to the magnet. Just a side note, our camper has a very large outside kitchen door. It has 2 struts, each 80 lb rating. A couple of years after purchasing I read of others having issues with the strut mounts pulling out of the door. Fortunately we never had an issue.
After seeing a few other units in campgrounds I started watching how folks opened and closed the door. I would see some open or close by pulling or pushing on one corner. I always did this in the center to distribute the stress evenly. I put a pull handle under the center lock to make it easier to open. Anyway, I'd notice this and ask these folks if they had any issues as I hear they could be problematic. Nearly everyone I witnessed doing this said they had a problem with the front hinge, the side they were opening?closing from. The folks I witnesses opening theirs like I do from the center said nope, no issue. Strictly anecdotal but but thought I'd mention it.
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