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Bent end and door won't shut

Started by bigyooper, Feb 07, 2007, 04:57 PM

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bigyooper

I had the corner of my starcraft bend this year and now the door won't shut properly. is there a fix for this? did something break that needs to be welded?

wavery

Quote from: bigyooperI had the corner of my starcraft bend this year and now the door won't shut properly. is there a fix for this? did something break that needs to be welded?
WELCOME TO PUT :D

Not sure what, "I had the corner of my starcraft bend this year" means but if it was bent bad enough to tweak the frame, you may have a real problem.

These PU frames are not real substantial due to weight restrictions. You can tweak the frame by merely jacking it up (improperly) to change a flat tire. If you do, often times, the door not fitting is the first indication of the problem.

bigyooper

we had 2 people crawl into the end bed before the jacks were put under the frame. is there any way to fix this issue?

Recumbentman

Are you sure the frame is bent ? usually on this kind of SPUT the bed rails get bent and those are easily enough to fix. does the bed slide in and out OK. having a hard time visualizing this. Is there any way of posting a picture ? can you tell us what year and model PU you have. Is the door into the PU at the rear ?
The more info you can supply, the better we can help you.