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Dec 11, 2009 | 08:47 PM

Joe28443

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From: Hampstead NC

door actuators

Has anyone replaced their faulty door actuators with ones off of ebay? I have found a seller that will sel me 5 for $85 shipped because I am buying 5. I know you can fix your own with tin foil but I am afraid I am not that smart. Thanks

Dec 11, 2009 | 11:26 PM

Snuffy2000

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I bought one from an eBay auction just to have in case I couldn't fix my existing actuators. I ended up installing it in the first door I took apart so I could have some time to make sure I got the fix right. In the end, I fixed four and replaced one. All work great. And I have a home-rebuilt unit waiting for the first failure.

The fix is really very easy. There is a detailed post somewhere in the archives here on FTE. Not sure you want to use foil. I think the best fix really only costs you a penny...

Steve

Dec 11, 2009 | 11:31 PM

Snuffy2000

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You may have already seen it but, the procedure for rebuilding the actuators is in the first post under the tech folder.

Dec 12, 2009 | 08:48 AM

shadows4

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Fixing my actuators was one of the first things I had to do when I bought my Ex. It really is an easy fix. Shoot the hard part is removing the things not fixing them. Buying one and fixing the bad one sounds like a plan to me. If you didn't have the time to do them all at once you could R&R at you leisure that way! Good luck, John

Dec 12, 2009 | 10:35 AM

Joe28443

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thanks John, I might go out in a few and try to take one out. How much does that travel trailer weigh?? I have one too thats the reason for the X

Dec 13, 2009 | 11:11 AM

shadows4

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thanks John, I might go out in a few and try to take one out. How much does that travel trailer weigh?? I have one too thats the reason for the X

The TT weighs 9500+lbs. I haven't really weighed it yet but I am sure its close to that. Definitely is a load going down the road.

Dec 13, 2009 | 11:48 PM

EXv10

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You can do it!. I bought 2 off Ebay and then decided to do the fix after I found out they wouldn't allow the locks to be worked by hand at all. The jerk wouldn't take them back so I gladly gave them 2 bad feedbacks.