Ramp latch not going low enough - catches
LEAshoot
Reg. Oct 2015
Posted
2015-10-05 6:07 PM (#164968)
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Ramp latch not going low enough - catches
New User
Posts: 2
Location: edgeley, nd
I have a sundowner with a ramp. The latch won't go down low enough to go under the catch. I don't see a way to get to the latch without drilling out all the rivets. Any quick fixes? TIA!
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huntseat
Reg. Oct 2003
Posted
2015-10-05 6:16 PM (#164970 - in reply to #164968)
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RE: Ramp latch not going low enough - catches
Expert
Posts: 1989
Location: South Central OK
pictures?
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PaulChristenson
Reg. Jan 2007
Posted
2015-10-05 8:14 PM (#164971 - in reply to #164968)
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RE: Ramp latch not going low enough - catches
Expert
Posts: 3853
Location: Vermont
Is your setup like this?
http://distillery-trailercentral.s3.amazonaws.com/FWJwsK/jXsiWW/201...
If so, is it the bar that is attached to the ramp? And if that is the case, is your latch lever been bent recently?
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RTSmith
Reg. Nov 2003
Posted
2015-10-06 10:12 AM (#164977 - in reply to #164968)
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RE: Ramp latch not going low enough - catches
Elite Veteran
Posts: 788
Location: Tenn/Ala.
If the latch has a fair amount of movement, you need to see about moving the loop up. That should be only 1 bolt in the door, easy to get to.
The latches seldom give issues.
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hosspuller
Reg. Oct 2003
Posted
2015-10-07 8:53 PM (#165000 - in reply to #164968)
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RE: Ramp latch not going low enough - catches
Expert
Posts: 2953
Location: North Carolina
Check the mounting bolts on the hinge And the hinge itself... Seems if they got loose, the ramp would drop, leading to your problem.
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