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Old 8th Jan 2024, 00:16
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EJGeiginni
 
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The locking pins on the upper assemblies appear to hold the roller pin only at the tangential point where the roller pin contacts the locking pin, which rather than being limited to the normal perpendicular shear force, is able to flex against the pressure from the roller pin. Is there a chance that, in the absence of the locking pins on the lower hinge slides, that this pressure point - in the absence of a radius block to spread that shear force at perpendicular points of contact on the locking pin, cause the locking pin to fail, moving just enough to gradually unseat the 12 stop brackets?

Just speculation at this point. Hopefully they find the door somewhere around Beaverton or Lake Oswego soon.
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