nate
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Post by nate on Mar 17, 2019 7:01:05 GMT -8
I'm rebuilding my trailer door. I have a Bargman L 100 door handle and it's sticky. Has anyone rebuilt/cleaned one of these without purchasing the $150 rebuild kit? I'm wondering if I can just stick the entire thing in an ultrasonic cleaner or if it's better to just disassemble it and clean it up as best as I can.
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Post by Ten on Mar 17, 2019 17:25:19 GMT -8
I don't think it will harm anything to soak the whole assembly in some sort of cleaner or penetrating oil. There should not be any internal components that will be chemically damaged.
However be warned to drain it for a long while before reassembling it in the door. I did my L66 with penetrating oil (Sprayed in generously, not soaked) and wiped it down before putting it back in the door, and it drooled oil down the outside of the door for 3 days.
I've also found in some instances that the crud that accumulates hardens to the point that some of the internal parts will not clear of it without a little gentle persuasion. Metal shavings and other debris may need to be removed with a brush or pick. But it can't hurt to try the soak method first, then get inside it in more depth if it is required.
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Post by nate on Mar 21, 2019 5:23:00 GMT -8
I ended up taking the handle apart. There was a bit of sticky goo in there, probably old oil and dust. I cleaned up all the aluminum parts and re-oiled them and it works as it should again. Bonus, it wouldn't lock before and now it does. There were about 8-9 different pieces to disassemble and it was fairly straight forward. Pretty neat mechanism.
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Post by studeclunker on Mar 28, 2019 12:40:10 GMT -8
Bargman made a good lock. They were based on the old Mortise locks of the nineteenth century. They were used not only in Travel trailers, but also in Utility and Horse trailers as well.
Nate, out of plain nosiness, why the Cemetery?
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