JustTrynaHike
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Hello all of skoolie.net,
I have a 2002 5 window blue bird. The emergency exit door on the back has a special locking safety hinge. The first time I opened the door it got totally stuck and it took me 5 minutes to close it. I was just picking it up at the depot and was very nervous I was going to drive off the lot with it stuck open. Since then I have gotten better at using it and it has loosened up some, but it is still really annoying to close. With that said it is also kind of nice because that door is heavy and even a slight angle to the bus makes the door want to slam closed on you. I am trying to decide what to do with it, either change it out or service it so it works better. It has what looks like a grease port, so i'm thinking I will try to service it and see if it works better.
Just wondering if anyone has experience with one and what they ended up doing with it. is it worth messing with it or just replace and not waste my time.


I have a 2002 5 window blue bird. The emergency exit door on the back has a special locking safety hinge. The first time I opened the door it got totally stuck and it took me 5 minutes to close it. I was just picking it up at the depot and was very nervous I was going to drive off the lot with it stuck open. Since then I have gotten better at using it and it has loosened up some, but it is still really annoying to close. With that said it is also kind of nice because that door is heavy and even a slight angle to the bus makes the door want to slam closed on you. I am trying to decide what to do with it, either change it out or service it so it works better. It has what looks like a grease port, so i'm thinking I will try to service it and see if it works better.
Just wondering if anyone has experience with one and what they ended up doing with it. is it worth messing with it or just replace and not waste my time.

