Barn Door Fix (I hope)

[Captcolour]

Got around to replacing the left two lag screws holding the track for the bedroom barn door on our 380FL. One lag was missing as two broke in that hole, and the second one in from the left was also broken. The weight of the door when latched for travel really puts a lot of stress on those with our great roadways. Never have had an issue with the bathroom barn door which is a little odd.

Anyway, replaced those two lag screws with 5" bolts straight through into the 1/2 bath wall using fender washers and lock nuts. Couldn't find any black ones at the local hardware store so will hopefully find black hardware on-line or will have to try to paint at some point. The front two lag screws on the right are fine as they remain tight and haven't broken.

 

[Tom Traveler]

Got around to replacing the left two lag screws holding the track for the bedroom barn door on our 380FL. One lag was missing as two broke in that hole, and the second one in from the left was also broken. The weight of the door when latched for travel really puts a lot of stress on those with our great roadways. Never have had an issue with the bathroom barn door which is a little odd.

Anyway, replaced those two lag screws with 5" bolts straight through into the 1/2 bath wall using fender washers and lock nuts. Couldn't find any black ones at the local hardware store so will hopefully find black hardware on-line or will have to try to paint at some point. The front two lag screws on the right are fine as they remain tight and haven't broken.

I had the exact same issue. With some effort, time, and care, I was able to drill and extract the broken ends from the wall. I think they broke because all of the “steel” on these trailers is incredibly soft (and cheap). I replaced the door track lag screws with stainless steel versions of the same size from the local Ace Hardware and all seems good now.

If you have these sliding doors, replace all of those lags screws with stainless steel now. Getting the broken ends out is an hours long job of careful drilling and the right tools.

 

[Riverbug]

We have "pocket" doors in ours which hang on rollers and more lightweight than what you have there from the pics. I had to basically rebuild both of them on our Alaska trip. I'm fairly certain none of them are built for serious road travel based on what I found when rebuilding ours. Better to overbuild and hopefully not deal with it again. Good job.

 

[Captcolour]

I had the exact same issue. With some effort, time, and care, I was able to drill and extract the broken ends from the wall. I think they broke because all of the “steel” on these trailers is incredibly soft (and cheap). I replaced the door track lag screws with stainless steel versions of the same size from the local Ace Hardware and all seems good now.

If you have these sliding doors, replace all of those lags screws with stainless steel now. Getting the broken ends out is an hours long job of careful drilling and the right tools.

Mine are into wood and not metal. Yes drilling out the broken pieces was a long job but got them both out.