Re: [A/S] Screen door thumblatch

Thanks, Tony! I do have a drill but no rivet gun. The wood screw fix might just do it until I can find a latch and/or remove it completely.

The storage boot latch bar is the issue. I did a temp fix with a bolt and washer/nut but it doesn't work well--hard to secure the door even though the latch is in place--might be too bulky or long, but something isn't right. The hole may also be stripped out, as I tried the screw that came out of it and it would not hold. Gorilla tape is helping for now, but not for long...

Does anyone have a recommendation for a source of screen door latches near Lander, WY? I may be headed to Cody tomorrow if I can get reasonably well packed. Dreary, rainy, cold day and the dogs are used to the freedom of boondocking in the desert, and are about to drive me nuts.

Anne
On Oct 8, 2011, at 10:49 AM, Tony Turner wrote:

> Hi Anne,
>
> If you have an electric drill with you (never leave home without one) you can drill a small hole in the end of the latch where the handle broke off and insert a wood screw as a temporary handle. Most Airstream dealers (and even some other RV dealers) should have a replacement latch in stock.
>
> If you mean the screw on the inside that holds the lock in place (as well as the latch bar) I think it's a 10-32 about 3/8" long but I'd just take the lock in to the nearest hardware store and get one that was a proper fit. It seems to me that it would have had to fall inside the compartment? Maybe your trailer has different locks then mine.
>
> Safe travels,
> Tony

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