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Old 05-14-2017, 03:51 PM   #1
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Angry Monaco Front Door Hard to Open

Has anyone had the problem of the front door being very hard to open on a Monaco. If so, how did you fix it?
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Neighbor in the park I spend the winter in has the issue on his 98. Seems worse in the heat of the day ; full sun on the door side of the coach.
Also his entry door posi-lock system doesn't work, to hold the door open , and I've seen another post where the two issues may be related , I'll see if I can track that down and link you to it.
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Old 05-14-2017, 04:16 PM   #3
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Has anyone had the problem of the front door being very hard to open on a Monaco. If so, how did you fix it?
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Give us a little more information. Model and year of coach and exactly what is hard to open? Is it hard to turn the key or physically hard to pull open the door? I know the scissor bar on top of the door gives a lot of grief. And expensive to replace. Several have gone to a ram piston with good results.
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You might post it in the Monaco subforum,
think many have adjusted their handles and it might be searched there...
here's one such --> Click here
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Some info in this post , that may help .

http://www.irv2.com/forums/f106/door...tch-45807.html
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Old 05-14-2017, 06:34 PM   #6
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There's a great post here somewhere with detailed instructions from taping the window to keep it in place, removing door panel and adjusting the two nuts tag extend or contract each latch. My search doesn't work on my iPad ap though.
With the door open-- manually latch the two latches on the door. Now slowly open the handle. Both latches should pop open at the same time with just a bit of handle travel still left. Maybe someone can find that detailed PDF


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Old 05-14-2017, 07:40 PM   #7
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I have a Knight. Sometimes when we're parked in a certain way - perhaps not fully level, the door is a PITA to get open. We have found that if we push firmly against the door just above the lock the door will open.
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Old 05-14-2017, 08:19 PM   #8
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On our Windsor we had to slightly push in with our thumb on the door while at the same time opening the handle.
Otherwise you would think it was locked......
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On our Windsor we had to slightly push in with our thumb on the door while at the same time opening the handle.
Otherwise you would think it was locked......

A buddy of mine's door operated like that. He kinda liked the "think it was locked" feature but it became harder and harder until it wouldn't let him in.


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A buddy of mine's door operated like that. He kinda liked the "think it was locked" feature but it became harder and harder until it wouldn't let him in.


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Old 05-14-2017, 09:09 PM   #11
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sticking door

Does your door open OK from the inside. if so the inside handle needs adjusting internally to release the latch. it is fairly simple to do. another problem can be the alignment of the striker bolt on the frame is out of adjustment.
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Johnboy that is a very interesting find(post) put up by RD who has since passed away. RD had a "Ton" of info on the older Monaco's. The material was passed to another person after his death, but I have not been able to get them to enter into/contribute to posts needing this old info to help with problems. In any event, I found that when I took my door apart somewhat using wedges to separate the inside door panel from the outside...you can see the door handle and the two rods that go up and down to the upper and lower latches. These rods have washers at the ends where the rods operate these two latches...as well as the main door latch(these rods have 90 degree bends in them). These (my) washers had worn and were not holding these moving parts in alignment so as to create play in the outside door handle/latch lever. As I recall these washers had slipped around the bend and was causing binding on occasion. After replacing some of the washers and pins that held the system together(may need a piece of thin flat metal at the bend to hold the washer in place). Mine has worked for about 6-8 years since I did that. However, Mine is 40' so when it is parked and not level, the door still will have some binding, that is just part of the Monaco design of the Diplomat Chassis, it wants to twist when not level or at full Air. Good luck.
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Old 05-15-2017, 07:46 AM   #13
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One of the biggest binding points I have found is the two locking pins in the door frame. These need to be loose...lube them (silicone) and work them until they move very freely. Also lube all your pivot points...latching mechanism, claw latches, pivot points on the handles. Several times a year should keep you out of the bind issues.
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Here's one of several posts/threads about the entry door latch sticking problem. One year at Quartzsite, "Drifter" and a few others must have adjusted a dozen doors and got them all working smoothly.

Link To Monaco Entry Door Latch Adjustments

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