Bill & Judy wrote:
> So I'll send this to our Airstream group w/
Actually no, I didn't mean it to be with the door off. Doing that is
a whole nother project in it's self and not taken on lightly. The 2X4 is
used as a fulcrum against the edge of the door opening. All this bending
we are talking about means really horsing it around. I'm 6'4" 250+ lbs
so I can put some weight into it, which is what is needed. Often times
I use my knee in lieu of the 2X4. It is necessary to bend the door well
past the correct position, as the metal will spring back somewhat.
Charlie
> a question: Ok, I've read all I could find on a bowed door caused
by flying
> open while barreling down the hwy. At this
> point, nothing is working or I am reading the "tips" wrong. Charlie
wrote
> (in CD ROM) that one should use a 2x4 as a fulcrum. Is that (I guess)
with
> the door off? Is it laying on the ground, inside down, with the 2x4
in the
> center? The procedure isn't clear to me. Also, Kaybear wrote, sometime
ago
> about her 65 mph incident and pushing from the outside, at the top
and
> bottom of the door, in toward the center. Neither of these techniques
are
> working. At this time, there is a heavy rope wrapped around the door
> vertically and a piece of narrow wood is used on the inside as a
tourniquet
> to hold it in place. However, it does not seem to be bending the
upper and
> lower areas of the door in enough to make a tight fit. Any advice?
>
> Thanks,
> Judy, VAC member, WBCCI #ASAP,
> Cave Creek, AZ . 1973 21' Land Yacht &'86 'Burb diesel 4x4