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Post by Mustang on Aug 24, 2019 12:15:41 GMT 10
This is a shot of our original hatch. The fittings when closed protrude below the box section of the hatch, which will not allow an insect screen to be fitted. Question: I have seen some Vans with a "hinged spring" system so when they are closed, the fittings do not protrude into the cabin, (image below) are they still available?
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Post by hughdeany on Aug 24, 2019 18:52:23 GMT 10
Hi Mustang, Yes you can still buy those spring supports,I think they’re called table drop leaf supports,hope that helps, Cheers hughdeany
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Post by Mustang on Aug 26, 2019 9:21:01 GMT 10
Hi Hughdeany, Thank you for the trade name. A search reveals a host of 90 degree springs, I need 180 degrees, bunnings show one in a packet, so I will investigate that further. Cheers
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Post by Wodnas on Aug 26, 2019 12:49:59 GMT 10
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Post by Franklin1 on Aug 26, 2019 21:28:37 GMT 10
G'day mustang,
I fitted four of the quadrant stays to my hatch, in a similar fashion to how firefighter did in his van (as per the link wodnas gave you above). I carefully measured where to position the bottom brackets so the sliders would stay clear of the flyscreen when the hatch is closed. When the van is actually set up on site, I tend to only have one end of the hatch open (away from the wind direction). The set-up has worked well for me over 4 years of travel. After installation, I added an 'improvement' to the locking bolts, by punching some leather washers out of 2mm scrap leather. A washer was placed either side of the slider and the locking bolt passed through the eye of the washers. They act as friction washers when the bolt is tightened onto the slider. They clamp the slider securely in any position, and protect the chrome plate on the slider from scratching against the bracket/bolt.
I like the idea of the quadrant stays because you can open the hatch just slightly (in heavy rain or wind) or open it fully in calm sunny weather, or anywhere in between. The drop leaf brackets seem to be an either/or proposition - either full open, or shut
cheers, Al.
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Post by Mustang on Sept 2, 2019 6:35:44 GMT 10
Hi Rob & Al, Yes I have re-positioned the original "quadrant stays" higher in the hatch. The idea works but it is a handful for my wife & daughter to operate, hence to lift either end is OK, but here in Qld we will need the hatch to be fully open more of the time. I will research at the Sunliners meet at Elliot Heads in two weeks. Cheers Brent
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Post by peejay on Aug 7, 2021 17:36:23 GMT 10
Hi Franklin1, not sure if you are still active on this thread or board, but I'm going through the hatch re-installation right now on a 74 Viscount Royal, and I'm happy with the quadrant stays. I'm more interested now in what was used to seal the hatch. My hatch is oversized for the cutout and so it will have a cushion of some material the shape of the cutout to form a tight seal attached to it's lower face. I'm sure there are various choices but if someone has found something which works well I'm all ears. Cheers
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Post by gerrynshaz on Aug 28, 2021 16:52:49 GMT 10
they sell those spring hinges at bunnings I bought some for my hatch
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Post by Roehm3108 on Aug 28, 2021 21:22:20 GMT 10
I'm more interested now in what was used to seal the hatch. My hatch is oversized for the cutout and so it will have a cushion of some material the shape of the cutout to form a tight seal attached to it's lower face. I'm sure there are various choices but if someone has found something which works well I'm all ears. Cheers Franklin1 is still active on this thread and will probably also chip in. Can't really say that sealing the hatch where the lip sits on the roof part gets much attention, but if you wanted to, you could use a rubber door/window seal strip freely available from the big green shed.
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Post by Mustang on Aug 30, 2021 7:51:21 GMT 10
I'm more interested now in what was used to seal the hatch. My hatch is oversized for the cutout and so it will have a cushion of some material the shape of the cutout to form a tight seal attached to it's lower face. I'm sure there are various choices but if someone has found something which works well I'm all ears. Cheers On the hatch of our Walden Sunliner I used a stick on rubber around the hatch top which has dips & hollows, then the reverse on the hatch itself, so when closed the two rubbers meet, the van takes hose washing without water getting in.
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