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Old 04-09-2020, 01:54 PM   #1
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Engine Bay Door not opening

I have a 2017 Anthem. The electric door actuators (openers) are not the original. I had one motor die and replaced both with the new factory openers with the removable bolts (see picture). The motor on the opener pictured here has died. I popped off the clip end but am unable to push the bolt out. I am able to get a screw driver in there and push with some leverage on it but no movement at all

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Old 04-09-2020, 02:02 PM   #2
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The working motor might be causing it to bind. Try reversing it a little. I think the power engine door is one of the dumbest things to put on a motor home!!!!
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I have a 2017 Anthem. The electric door actuators (openers) are not the original. I had one motor die and replaced both with the new factory openers with the removable bolts (see picture). The motor on the opener pictured here has died. I popped off the clip end but am unable to push the bolt out. I am able to get a screw driver in there and push with some leverage on it but no movement at all

Looking for any suggestions.

Thanks

van Sayler
Try having someone relieve the pressure by lifting the door open a little bit more or trying to close is just a little bit....by hand..
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Well, I got it open. Tried several things

I released the "arm" that is designed to help hold the door open. I think that was the key thing and then got the bolt pushed till it was flat with one side of the bar. Then used a screw driver and hammer to slowly push it the rest of the way. However, in trying to adjust the door to make that easier, it became apparent that the motor had started working again, go figure, so raised it and got bolt the rest of the way out

So now to put on two new ones but I have to decide if to go with the factory removable bolts or used what I did on the original ones as they were easier to get out.

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I'd use the easy ones.
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Old 04-10-2020, 04:23 AM   #6
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I have unhooked both motors and just lift door. The struts hold the door in the fully open position and when closed, the weight keeps it that way. I replaced both motors and door operates fine, but I find it easier and quicker to just manually lift and close.
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I have unhooked both motors and just lift door. The struts hold the door in the fully open position and when closed, the weight keeps it that way. I replaced both motors and door operates fine, but I find it easier and quicker to just manually lift and close.


Tim, that’s what I did when one of the motors failed. It’s a lot faster just to lift the door and not worry about a motor failure.

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I would guess that your rear engine hatch is doing a lot of banging and bouncing as you drive down the road. Even with the motors working, if you dont run the door completely down, there is an amazing amount of "play" on the rear hatch.

Have you carefully looked for damage either to the hatch or the paint in and around the opening now that you are leaving the hatch do all that bouncing and vibrating? Any damage?

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I would guess that your rear engine hatch is doing a lot of banging and bouncing as you drive down the road. Even with the motors working, if you dont run the door completely down, there is an amazing amount of "play" on the rear hatch.



Have you carefully looked for damage either to the hatch or the paint in and around the opening now that you are leaving the hatch do all that bouncing and vibrating? Any damage?



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Gary it just works like it before they used the motorized door. The gas struts hold the door closed. And when you raise the door the struts go over center and hold the door open.
And as far as damage I was getting damage marks on the door frame before I took the lift motors off so I put felt bumpers like they put under furniture to prevent further damage.
Go pull on your door as see if there is not a bit of slack in it.
I will never put the lift motors back on, they were slower than molasses in zero weather. [emoji16]IMO
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Bulb seal and other gasket materials in the right places will eliminate most if not all vibration and paint rub.

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Got me interested, With motors unhooked, about how much weight do you feel when opening and closing in addition to the help of the struts? Are the struts doing most of the work? I have never opened one w/o motors.
When in the full open position will it safely remain there?

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Cant answer you directly, but I know on my 15 Anthem which did not have the motorized lift, it was a pretty good tug.... What was strange is that you have to pull out and up about 1/3 of the way for the struts to then be pushing it up. Easily doable, but just awkward.

OK, on the jiggle and bang pads.

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Got me interested, With motors unhooked, about how much weight do you feel when opening and closing in addition to the help of the struts? Are the struts doing most of the work? I have never opened one w/o motors.
When in the full open position will it safely remain there?

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FreshAir,

I believe the door opens easier on this 16 Anthem after I removed the lift motors than the 13 Aspire that never had lift motors in the first place. The trick to opening and closing is to grip it in the proper places. After a few times it will become natural.
Faster and no worry about the lift motors giving up the ghost.
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I believe the door opens easier on this 16 Anthem after I removed the lift motors than the 13 Aspire that never had lift motors in the first place. The trick to opening and closing is to grip it in the proper places. After a few times it will become natural.
Faster and no worry about the lift motors giving up the ghost.
Did you add any kind of latch to keep it from vibrating or banging?

I've thought of removing the motors, but was afraid I'd have to change the struts and find a way to secure it.

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