Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009 at 08:06
Hi Jan & Easy,
Had the same problem recently.I was going to repair the handle, but was lucky enough to find a new replacement handle.
I included the following procedure in the latest copy of the
Bog Bible.
Replacing the handle on the Camec Triple Lock door
The handle on the Camec triple lock door appears to be designed with a shear point near the top of the handle.
When the door catch gets sluggish due to the accumulation of much dust, and you lean on a bit hard to open the door, the handle breaks at the ‘shear point’.
In W.A. we were fortunate in finding a replacement at Batavia Coast Caravan Land in Geraldton 08 9923 1601. ($43.00)
Replacement procedure:
1) Remove the door handle assembly from the door. There are three screws, the third one is located behind the slide when the door is locked.
2) To dismantle the handle assembly, the round aluminium rotating locking mechanism has to be removed first.
Insert the key in the lock & push-in and rotate anticlockwise the round part.
The key needs to be in a “correct” position (I don’t know where this position is) and if you are lucky, the part will come out.
3) Once this part is out of the assembly, remove the lock barrel by depressing the locating tab at the back of it with a small screwdriver, & pulling the barrel out.
4) Remove the cast aluminium housing from the plastic housing. Depress the plastic catch with a small screwdriver, & lever the housing out with another small screwdriver.
5) The handle can now be removed, but be careful you don’t lose the spring at the base of the handle. Note the position of the tab on the spring.
6) Place the spring in the new handle.
Engage the tab at the bottom of the spring in the slot at the bottom of the spring hole. Rotate the spring to give it tension & locate the tab against recess at the top of the spring hole.
7) Replace the cast housing assembly
8) Replace the lock barrel
9) Align the slot in the round locking mechanism with the tab in the cast housing, insert & twist. It should lock in. – Assembly complete.
10) Position the inner handle assembly on the door & hold in place.
11) With a small screwdriver lift the square hole in the door locking bar to align it with the square tab in the outer handle assembly.
Engage the gear teeth of the handle with the locking bar teeth & press the handles together & reinsert the screws.
Job done!!
Neil
AnswerID:
578938