06-02-2024, 07:40 PM
Jeff, thanks for the suggestions. I'm just a little frustrated with the implementation. So I got the lower bolt removed. It doesn't actually hold the striker, it just sits below the striker, but needs to be removed because it is in the way of the top bolt, that actually holds the striker.
The nylock bolts hold onto the bolt, even though the nut has been loosened from the normal thread-jam when a bolt is tightened. The bolt and striker are hardened steel, which has been resistant to hold in place with a screwdriver wedging it. I hope that the use of a wedge to put outward pressure on the bay door will help hold it, along with the screwdriver. I'm not trusting it. Time for another special tool. I'm gonna have a 3/16" hex key welded at 90° to a strip of metal that is about 1/2" wide. Then I'll trim it down so it only protrudes about 3/16". I'll slip this tool into the bolt's keyway to hold it during nut removal. I need to do this because the latch covers the head of the bolt. Fun, eh?
Jack,
The latches are electrically operated. The release cable hangs down and is lengthened to extend beyond the door bottom so as to provide a not too obvious emergency release cable.
The problem is that when my latch electrically failed, the mechanical safety release did too.
The nylock bolts hold onto the bolt, even though the nut has been loosened from the normal thread-jam when a bolt is tightened. The bolt and striker are hardened steel, which has been resistant to hold in place with a screwdriver wedging it. I hope that the use of a wedge to put outward pressure on the bay door will help hold it, along with the screwdriver. I'm not trusting it. Time for another special tool. I'm gonna have a 3/16" hex key welded at 90° to a strip of metal that is about 1/2" wide. Then I'll trim it down so it only protrudes about 3/16". I'll slip this tool into the bolt's keyway to hold it during nut removal. I need to do this because the latch covers the head of the bolt. Fun, eh?
Jack,
The latches are electrically operated. The release cable hangs down and is lengthened to extend beyond the door bottom so as to provide a not too obvious emergency release cable.
The problem is that when my latch electrically failed, the mechanical safety release did too.
Bob & Dottie
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