01 Dip entry door arm :(

[Garranch]

Has anyone ever upgraded their entry door "arm" to a gas filled damper style? Our door is constantly slamming closed or open and is a pain in the a**. We have to resort to the ghetto bungie lashed to the mirror to hold it open when conditions aren't ideal. I know some people peen theirs to give the arm some resistance to closing, but this is right in there with the bungee mod.

It seems like there may be enough room to install one like some RV's have from the factory.

Thoughts?

[mikedes]

If you pull the arm down just a little and push the pivot over center it will stay locked open
Just don't forget to pull it back down when you want to close it
Mike

[Diplomat Don]

Garranch.....Many of us peen the center joint to make that tighter and is really only needed once a year or so. Your issue is probably more associated with the end of the one arm. If you get on a ladder and look, the end of one arm, where they meet in the middle has a bend in it. The bend is what produces the friction and causes the door to stay open. Rebending the arm with a crescent wrench over the end of it will solve your issue. The other thing that I do is that on days where I'm not worried about the wind, I don't open my door to the full locked position. I just open it until it starts to lock. This saves on prematurely requiring another adjustment. Ours has been good for 5.5 years of use.

[Garranch]

I ran across a new arm for my Dip. the arms are straight and parallel, and offers no resistance of any kind. It appears the factory had no intent of this arn having any kind of a hold open ability.

Having been coaches that have a gas damper hold open, that is sooo nice. I'm hoping I can retro fit one. But it has to warm up a lot first.

[Garranch]

I owe the room an apology. I took a good look at the the new arm and found it does a (to be pc) bump and dent that allows it to lock slightly in the open position. My old one was so worn down you couldn't even tell it ever had a bump on it. The new one works so much better

Please excuse my opps.