Hi all,
One of the four hinges on the exterior door of mat 2012 Eagle is binding severely. There are no exterior clues as to why this is happening: straight pin, no visible impact marks, gaps appear clean, etc. In the attached pic, the binding hinge is in position 5 from the top. Locations 1, 4, and 6 are anchors to frame, position 3 is screen door, and position 2 is topmost of door hinges and not binding. Noticed this when door started squeaking, and then soon thereafter there was visible torquing of the hinge as the door moved. This hinge is incredibly bound - hard to move with one hand even after multiple passes with wd40, lubes, graphite, etc.
The other hinges move freely with one finger! I have lightly tapped on the hinge many directions with a block of wood cushioning a 12oz hammer with no results.
Has anybody else had this problem or otherwise found a solution? Beyond the squeaking, I would not have recognized the severity with the door installed. Only once removed did the extreme binding of this single hinge become apparent.
Thanks in advance for your help. I'll call FWC next week to see if they have any thoughts.
Champer
One of the four hinges on the exterior door of mat 2012 Eagle is binding severely. There are no exterior clues as to why this is happening: straight pin, no visible impact marks, gaps appear clean, etc. In the attached pic, the binding hinge is in position 5 from the top. Locations 1, 4, and 6 are anchors to frame, position 3 is screen door, and position 2 is topmost of door hinges and not binding. Noticed this when door started squeaking, and then soon thereafter there was visible torquing of the hinge as the door moved. This hinge is incredibly bound - hard to move with one hand even after multiple passes with wd40, lubes, graphite, etc.
The other hinges move freely with one finger! I have lightly tapped on the hinge many directions with a block of wood cushioning a 12oz hammer with no results.
Has anybody else had this problem or otherwise found a solution? Beyond the squeaking, I would not have recognized the severity with the door installed. Only once removed did the extreme binding of this single hinge become apparent.
Thanks in advance for your help. I'll call FWC next week to see if they have any thoughts.
Champer