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Old 29th Feb 2024, 06:28
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Originally Posted by vikingivesterled
The confusion about up or down movement of the door-plug could be in where the roller and where the guide is mounted. The roller is on the door frame and the guide on the door-plug and since the guide is open at the bottom the door-plug must move up to clear the frame mounted roller. Hence in closed position there is a small gap (with a gasket) at the top between the door frame and door-plug to allow this upwards movement. So the lift-assist springs would apply a force that would open the door-plug and not one that would keep it in place. This also have the ressult that all 4 (missing) bolts (including the ones on the spring guides) stops the door-plug from moving upwards.
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