I installed the rubber hinges on the bus!

[jackhartjr]

Hi folks, I was able to finally put the new rubber hinges on the top four bay doors on our Scencruiser today!
Getting the screws out of the bus side was tough, learned a lot there, mainly to try to screw them out if at all possible!  (As opposed to cutting them out with a chisel!)  These rubber hinges have been sitting in the Florida sun for at least 25 years.  The doors have not been on in 25 years either.  I was able to get enough clues to put the doors back in the original position, they fit very well!
My question is this; do I need to replace the screws?  It doesn't appear that the rubber could work loose and travel down the track.  I had been told the screws were there to keep the rubber from sliding when installing the door.  From advice found here (THANKS!) and on other boards I put Dawn dishwahing detergent in the groooves and on the new rubber hinge...they almost jumped up there on the side!  LOL!  Actually they slid on with very little problems!

Tomorrow I start installing the bottom bay doors and the smaller door hinges forward of the bay doors!

Totally changed the look of the bus.
Dianne went out later and said the bus did not look as "DEAD" as before.  (To appreciate that comment you would have had to be at Kyle's Non-Rally!  SOmeone asked what the bus looked like...she said "DEAD"!
Thanks in advance!
Jack

[Dreamscape]

I have an Eagle, replace the rubber hinge on a couple of doors. I did not install the screws on the back side, only one on each end. Saw no need, but may change my mind if there is a problem with it sliding. Really don't know where it could go anyway.

Glad you are able to put everything back together. Sounds like after 25 years it deserves it.

Paul

[FloridaCliff]

Jack,

Congratulations, This is one of those maintenance items that is often overlooked, until you are wondering what to do at o:dark thirty with your door hanging like a small wing on the side of the coach.

I would put at least some of the screws back!

On my GMC 4905 I have just completed replacing the last of the hinges on the doors.

On several of the doors, the new rubber hinges did move (slightly) and did cause a minor misalignment.

I only put the two outside screws in on each side of the hinge.

Screw size does matter, as on one door I used a slightly larger screw and can see that it split the rubber after a few months.

I agree with Paul that they will not go anywhere while in the closed position.

I went with the stainless on the upper hinge where it attaches to the bus and the rubber on the mid attachment point.

Spare rubber hinge is one thing I always carry as an on the road fix, along with bailing wire, twine and a ratchet strap. 

Jack wrote:
Dianne went out later and said the bus did not look as "DEAD" as before.  (To appreciate that comment you would have had to be at Kyle's Non-Rally!  Someone asked what the bus looked like...she said "DEAD"!
Thanks in advance!
Jack

Rallies serve at least 3 functions, 1-To let you know that it can be done and give you ideas, 2-Motivate you to keeping plugging along at your project. 3-Confirm to the wife that she didn't marry the only crazy fool out there.....

Cliff

[gumpy]

That's cool.

I didn't realize you were working on a very old decrepit scenicruiser. Do you have photos someplace that shows the progress and what she looked like before you started?

craig

[jackhartjr]

Hi Gumpy, try this;

http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/Scenicruiserdepot/photos/browse/3fa0

and this;

http://finance.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/Scenicruiser21/photos/browse/4574

One day...if you beg the right way...I'll show you what it looked like the first time I saw it!

Jack

[gumpy]

One day...if you beg the right way...I'll show you what it looked like the first time I saw it!

Beg! Beg!   

[jackhartjr]

OK Craig, since you were holding your mouth the right way!

[jackhartjr]

Hit the button too fast! 

[jackhartjr]

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