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    Posted: 23 Dec 2016 at 11:23am
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   I searched but could not find what we need to know:  How to tweak the door on a 2016 rPod 179. It has become very tight and hard to open/close.  I wanted to get some advice before I start messing with it.  It's a rainy day here in Texas so I will wait for better weather but I would like to get it back to where it was when we bought it.  James
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Dec 2016 at 11:28am
Mine was the same way I put oil on the hinge and it works fine now.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Dec 2016 at 11:31am
thanx- I'll start there for sure. Simplest first.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Dec 2016 at 11:38am
Mine was so bad it sounded like the hinge was breaking every time it opened and closed. I had a can of 3in1 oil so I put in a few drops at the top and sides of the hinge opened and closed it about 20 times and it has been fine for the last 6 months.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Dec 2016 at 8:09am
I think it's just the rubber seals, I just give mine a quick tug.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Dec 2016 at 11:41am
You might inspect the rubber around the edge - a piece may have folded over or something.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Dec 2016 at 1:04pm
Another option would be a can of Silicone spray, just in case the 3 in 1 oil still makes the rubber door mount parts too "grabby." (Silicone typically has a more glistening effect on rubber).

If the 3 'n One Oil OR Silicone spray doesn't quite solve the binding, there's also a spray oil called Tri-Flow, which is perfect in reducing friction with "metal-on-metal" contact points. I used Tri-Flow to free up and "quiet" a clutch-actuating linkage point in the engine bay of my 5-speed car.

If the 3-in-One oil is the best fix, let us know! However, you will STILL find Silicone Spray a useful purchase for myriad of other uses, (such as the aluminum worm-drive slide-tracks used by our slide out mechanisms).

(Caution, this post represents only my humble 2 cents based on years of lubrication experience....)

But proceed carefully..... remembering that Clark Griswald had once been noted for his expertise in
"exterior illumination" previous to Christmas, 1987, anyway.Embarrassed 

Merry Christmas, fellow Podders.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Dec 2016 at 12:49pm
I would also note that it is very important that the pod be level front to back. If not, the door frame can bind and make it hard to open.
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