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regular maintenance on the locks and seals on your
camper or caravan is important to keep dust and water
ingress to minimum. Making these adjustments is easy
if you follow these steps.
Tools: You will need a 10mm spanner
To tighten a lock and get more seal compression:
1. Undo the lock nut(fig1)
2. Screw the bolt counter clockwise to lengthen it
(fig 2)
3. Close the door and check the compression (fig
3 & 4)
4. Tighten lock nut
The compression on the seal should be between 30
and 50%, this will ensure there is good surface contact
and it will minimise water and dust getting by the seal.
Check seals on doors make good contact around the
entire edge of the doors and haven’t worked their way
out of the corners leaving a gap.
When you’re satisfied the seals are making good
contact wipe them down with a rubber protectant to
keep them soft and pliable. (fig 5)
Any rubbers that are town or perished should be
replaced.
LOCK AND SEAL MAINTENANCE
Fig 5
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