CS galley hatch lock near miss

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  Runtarooti Member Posts: 76

  June 2017

  @SAM Thanks for the heads up. There are some reports of hatches opening while on the road....will add this to checklist. Maybe some Loctite is in order?

  2015 T@B Max CS-S Silver and Black
  Goes where it's towed to by 2017 Subaru Outback

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  Sharon_is_SAM Administrator Posts: 9,507

  June 2017

  Yes, we used Loctite, too.  I tried to search for the other documented hatch openings without success.  Can't remember their issue.  This was an easy fix!

  Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  

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  gophergrad Member Posts: 115

  June 2017

  thanks for the heads up

  2017 CS-S Max (Silver & Yellow), TV 2019 Ram 1500
  Camping under the Big Sky

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  Sharon_is_SAM Administrator Posts: 9,507

  June 2017

  Good thing I checked before we departed after changing drivers.  Those little last minute checks helped.

  Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  

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  Verna Member Posts: 6,878

  June 2017

  The "fix" I used on my Silver Shadow's galley hatch was to add washers under the catch on the galley floor. I always kept some small ones on hand so I could adjust as needed. 

  Verna, Columbus, IN
  2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
  Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
  

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  Sharon_is_SAM Administrator Posts: 9,507

  June 2017

  Verna, was it the same type latch?

  Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  

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  Verna Member Posts: 6,878

  June 2017

  Same type of handle and set screw holding the "paddle". I haven't seen a photo of your floor attachment. 

  Verna, Columbus, IN
  2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
  Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
  

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  Sharon_is_SAM Administrator Posts: 9,507

  June 2017 edited April 2021

  
  

  Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  

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  Verna Member Posts: 6,878

  June 2017

  @SAM, that is the same "handle" used in the Silver Shadow hatches. 

  Verna, Columbus, IN
  2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
  Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
  

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  Michigan_Mike Member Posts: 2,861

  June 2017 edited June 2017

  Runtarooti said:

  @SAM Thanks for the heads up. There are some reports of hatches opening while on the road....will add this to checklist. Maybe some Loctite is in order?

  Be careful which grade of Loctite you use as you may need the ability to replace parts in the future if needed and some of the variants are permanent when applied.
  I had to chuckle because it brought back some memories of Gasoline Alley down in Indy.  Some of the mechanics were jokers and would take quarters, apply loctite glue to them and stick them on the metal grates in the street.  Unsuspecting tourists to the garage area would see them while walking, reach downn and try to pick them up and these guys would be back in the garages cracking up.  
  
  http://www.wdarc.org/Loctite Guide.pdf
  

  Mike - Elmira, Mi / 2019 T@B 400 / 2021 Chevy Silverado LTZ

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  Homebodyatheart Member Posts: 2,497

  June 2017

  @Michigan_Mike there is a kite shop in Long Beach, Washington, that has a quarter glued down on the sales floor. I've tried to pick it up only twice...

  2017 T@B 320 Max S silver and cherry red, L@dybug ("Bug" aka my esc@pe pod), TV 2015 Toyota Highlander aka Big Red

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