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My Bath door is hanging by one roller. The back guide (roller) is broken so I had to figure out how the door was mounted and remove it.
Its actually easier than I originally thought.
1) remove the trim piece from the top (I removed the bathroom side, a little less conspicuous in case I make a mistake.
Use a pocket knife to cut the RTV corners. Then start in the middle and using a screwdriver, pry the piece of wood away from the frame. After its off, push the staples out as I'll reattach the piece with one or two screws in case I ever need to remove it again.
2) Once the small wood trim piece is off, you can see the track and the top of the door.
3) If you look at the roller mount on top of the door, there is a small plastic piece that locks the roller to the top of the mount, move that plastic piece and the roller assembly will slide out of the metal mount. The door can then be removed.
On my door, the rear plastic lock piece broke and the roller slid out of the metal mount. I need to find another metal mount, or perhaps figure out a way to lock the pin in the mount.
John Mc
88 Dolphin 4 Auto
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I took Bobs advice on checking the Tire dates on my Brand New :-) 88 Dolphin.
When I looked at the date codes on my tires, they all appear to be circa 1995-1997. Wow, 13 and 14 year old tires, probably acceptable for an around town clunker automobile, but not for "at gross weight" operations on long road trips.
In searching through the topics and found one in particular that offered up some good advise on purchasing the tires at the lowest price (I need 6, maybe 7, look at all the tires and determine best condition/date)
http://toyotamotorhome.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=2016
It seems Discount Tire (a national tire chain) has a feature called something like; "I found a lower Price", and they will match or beat that price.
The Forum search also steered me toward a $70 price tag for the Hankook 185R14 8 ply, light truck tire. (called out as RA08)
When I entered that link and my Zip code into Discounts web site, it says they'll get back to me. I'll keep you posted on the outcome of this very important topic.
Discount Tire Link: (look under the price and click the "Found it Lower" link)
On Line tire sells for $70 each
http://www.onlinetires.com/products/vehicle/tires/hankook/185%252F00-14+hankook+ra08+n%252Fa.html
BusDepot sells for $76 each
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I'm new to this (just bought a 88 Dolphin), I've been thinking about your exact same scenerio, and heres what I'm probably going to do:
I don't have a generator, my approach to the morning coffee and afternoon microwave was to use a 1500 watt inverter.
http://www.donrowe.com/inverters/cobra_1500.html
Anytime I run the inverter for these high power items, start the main engine and let it help supply power to the coach battery
NOTE -I may purchase one of those 2000 watt honda inverter-generators and plug the toyhouse into it, still thinking about that approach.
JOhn
Pocket Door Removal
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PPL Motorhomes had a complete kit that includes new rollers, metal hangars, bottom guides, door knob buttons, screws, etc.
BIRDseye Part # 80012 Pocket Door Replacement Hardware Brass.
Cost was about $7.00
JOhn Mc
88 Dolphin 4 auto