Somewhat of an emergency- Stuck in Airstream!

[vswingfield]

A roll pin should be easy enough to locate at most auto parts stores.

After being stuck inside my ’67 Trade Wind the repairs so I could lock the door took the rest of the day. When I went to work the next day I said to my boss, “Did you ever have one of those days when you couldn’t get out of the house?” Then I showed him the mangled lock.

[Durandal]

It seems I have located a replacement roll-pin. This is the piece that failed me this morning, as I wrenched that door handle with more strength than I should have used.
Roll Pin For Main Door Lock Small SKU3006 - $2.49 : ODMRV , Out-of-Doors Mart

Until then, my door is held shut by a screwdriver when I'm inside, and when outside, a padlock style lock. It's certainly ugly not having the lock there, and might inspire someone to mess with things if I were not around, but nobody comes up here any more.

[B4WEDI]

Man......... I would have sworn you were pullin' my leg !

Happy things worked out for you..... I'll be telling this story for years to come, as I'm sure you will be too !!! Heh, heh, heh.....

Unbelievable, the things that can happen.........

[Foiled Again]

I got up one morning to find there had been freezing rain overnight. My trailer was nicely coated because I'd had the furnace on very low. I tried to get out but the door was just stuck like glue.

So I got out the hair dryer and went to work around the edges of the door.

I bought a space heater so if it happens again I'll have two sources to melt the ice.

Paula

[willyd]

I am glad things worked out as well as they did - but with a lot of discomfort to you - can you share what you learned from the experience? Thanks

[Cathy Libby]

Durandal, So glad you are OK. Some of the ice storms in Arkansas can be brutual, especially in North West Arkansas. It never crossed my mind that a door would not open from the inside, even with ice. When my van door is frozen shut, I usually use a hair dryer. Takes a while but it works. Hope this is the last storm for the winter.

Cathy

[summerkid]

OK, I'll add my story ... Last week I sprinted out to start the truck so it could warm up in minus-20 temps. Five minutes later I went out to get IN the truck, only to discover that my wintertime Michelin Man couture had depressed the door lock as I bumbled around with the key.

Like Gene's neighbor, I stood there with a stupid look on my face while trying to decide whether it would be cheaper to call a locksmith or to let a full tank of gas burn out and then wait for my b'friend to return from NYC with the extra key.

Not content to stand by stupidly, I stripped off the outerwear, popped open the unlocked wing window & wildly poked a stick in the direction of the lock button. That didn't work; automakers cleverly thought ahead to thieves using just such a method & angled everything so that it would not work. But I nearly froze in the process.

Then, as I studied the dang impregnable vehicle wondering what would be the cheapest thing to break on a 2001 F-150, I remembered that, since I never lock anything ON PURPOSE, the rear slider might open! Sure enough, after I clambered over a bedful of solidified, snowy trash, a cup hook slipped through the gasket saved the day!

I felt so smart & pretty.

[AIR-Quarius]

This last cold spell ours froze up due to some water iceing as it dripped downward to the base of the door...once we jarred it loose without ripping it off the hinges, we doused it real good with WD 40 spray...next time the water will just keep going or won't adhere as well.

[Minnie's Mate]

FYI, trivia for those who didn't know, WD-40 was developed as a water displacer (hence, the "WD") and just happened to be a pretty good rust loosener and lubricant.

[Gene]

Originally Posted by Minnie's Mate

FYI, trivia for those who didn't know, WD-40 was developed as a water displacer (hence, the "WD") and just happened to be a pretty good rust loosener and lubricant.

And for that reason it was good stuff to spray on ignition wires years ago to keep moisture from affecting them. Now those wires are far superior quality and we can use WD 40 to release bolts.

Gene

[76sovereign]

That is ture....WD 40 stands for Water Displacement 40th try. It took them 40 tries to get it right hence...WD 40
What did we ever do without it? 3-n-1 oil I guess.

Originally Posted by Minnie's Mate

FYI, trivia for those who didn't know, WD-40 was developed as a water displacer (hence, the "WD") and just happened to be a pretty good rust loosener and lubricant.

[ROBERTSUNRUS]

Originally Posted by 76sovereign

That is ture....WD 40 stands for Water Displacement 40th try. It took them 40 tries to get it right hence...WD 40
What did we ever do without it? 3-n-1 oil I guess.

Hi, if we, you or me, tried to do something forty times before we got it right we would be severely punished.

[Gene]

Originally Posted by ROBERTSUNRUS

Hi, if we, you or me, tried to do something forty times before we got it right we would be severely punished.

They went on to run the mortgage dept at a large bank.

Gene

[76sovereign]