screen door
Have any of you ever had a problem with the 'cheap' sliders on the screen doors of the Hi Lo or many of the other Campers? This is our third Hi Lo and each and every one has had a problem with the little slider, namely it will pop out of the track when opening or closing. It will bind up when opening and forcing it will cause it to come out of the tracks. It will blow out, or it will fall out when the screen door is slammed hard enough for the latch to catch.
The major problem that I see is the [4] flimsy little tabs that are sort of dog eared and fit into the upper and lower slider channels. Over time they wear down and 9 out of 10 attempts in opening or closing will result in the slider popping out. It is so aggravating!
I came up with an idea that I tried yesterday and so far, so good. I had a 5/64" piece of cable left over from a recent garage door latch installation so I cut it to the length of the bottom slider track and just dropped it in the slot. I reinstalled the slider, and it works great. It actually closes and opens better since there is now plastic sliding over metal and there is no drag whatsoever. I used this size cable since I had it, a slightly larger size could be used
This is not a problem that applies to just Hi Lo Trailers but the problems I've experienced have been with the [3] Hi Lo's that we've owned.
I am hopeful that the gentleman who bought the rights to Hi Lo and plans on building new trailers will take this little troublesome problem into consideration when building the new trailers.
Jerry & Carol Curtis
2406 T
Fredericksburg, TX
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