Basement door issue

[Glenn the fifth]

Hello all,another great camping trip finishing up. I did have one of my hydraulic assist arms come off on the door side. I remember a post or two on here before about a good fix for that, but can't find it now. Any thoughts? Thanks, Glenn

[DQDick]

Many have inserted wood (wooden match or toothpicks) into the screw hole then put the screw back with glue to help hold it. Apparently someone recently was told by Keystone that the dealer should use diamond plate for a mounting platform and then screw the arm to the diamond plate.

[Glenn the fifth]

Thanks Dick, will try that. Not a very strong design. I am not hard on them at all, simply open and close them without any slamming. This trailer is only a year old now darn-it!

[sola123]

Glenn...we had the same problem...re attached the plate about 1/2 inch lower on the door and no more problem....

[DQDick]

For more discussion on this topic look under general discussions "Baggage door hinge". An all too common problem.

[bethandkevin]

Here's what I posted on F3fifty's thread:

I fixed it myself by using #12 screws instead of the ones supplied. Drill the holes in the plate slightly larger to accommodate the larger screws. DO NOT ENLARGE THE HOLES IN THE DOOR. I've had no problem since. I tried epoxy as well-it broke loose. If you look closely at the original screws, there is very little thread to grip the fiberglass panel. It's been over a year since I repaired ours on both sides.