I have a Jayco made in April this year. We have been camping in Canberra for 3 mths.
In that time two of the handles have broken. The hadles are rectangular. If you have the same problem, here is how to open the drawer.
Pull the handle hard so you can access the hole underneath. This will involve breaking the handle more. There will be a brass rod in the hole. Remove it and insert a screwdriver. Move the handle of the screwdriver in the direction you pull the door handle.
The handle mechanism is useless. The brass rod that open the latch screws into the handle but the plastic is too weak.
The first failure has been replaced and I will be taking this one in as well.
Weedpharma
jules47 said
01:30 PM Oct 6, 2016
Thanks for that - we don't have that problem, but the push button latches that hold our drawers are almost useless as locks. When we travel the drawers come out when we turn corners, we have solved it with childproof locks, but it doesn't look too good. It seems the bit that goes up when you push the buttons is not long enough.
woolman said
02:35 PM Oct 12, 2016
jules47 wrote:
Thanks for that - we don't have that problem, but the push button latches that hold our drawers are almost useless as locks. When we travel the drawers come out when we turn corners, we have solved it with childproof locks, but it doesn't look too good. It seems the bit that goes up when you push the buttons is not long enough.
Put some packing under the catch to bring if closer to the latch part. the draws have too much free play up and down and the latch has too small amount of catch to hold. Friend of ours has fixed all his draws with a piece of 3ply timber under each catch.
Neil
Tony Bev said
07:05 PM Oct 12, 2016
Weedpharma wrote:
I have a Jayco made in April this year. We have been camping in Canberra for 3 mths.
In that time two of the handles have broken. The hadles are rectangular. If you have the same problem, here is how to open the drawer.
Pull the handle hard so you can access the hole underneath. This will involve breaking the handle more. There will be a brass rod in the hole. Remove it and insert a screwdriver. Move the handle of the screwdriver in the direction you pull the door handle.
The handle mechanism is useless. The brass rod that open the latch screws into the handle but the plastic is too weak.
The first failure has been replaced and I will be taking this one in as well.
Weedpharma
Thanks for that info Weedpharma, it will help other Jayco travellers who have the same type of latches
Tony Bev said
07:54 PM Oct 12, 2016
woolman wrote:
jules47 wrote:
Thanks for that - we don't have that problem, but the push button latches that hold our drawers are almost useless as locks. When we travel the drawers come out when we turn corners, we have solved it with childproof locks, but it doesn't look too good. It seems the bit that goes up when you push the buttons is not long enough.
Put some packing under the catch to bring if closer to the latch part. the draws have too much free play up and down and the latch has too small amount of catch to hold. Friend of ours has fixed all his draws with a piece of 3ply timber under each catch.
Neil
Hello Neil (woolman)
Thanks for that tip, as I have a Jayco Conquest one year older than jules, so I now have some excitement to look forward to
Tony Bev said
08:01 PM Oct 12, 2016
jules47 wrote:
Thanks for that - we don't have that problem, but the push button latches that hold our drawers are almost useless as locks. When we travel the drawers come out when we turn corners, we have solved it with childproof locks, but it doesn't look too good. It seems the bit that goes up when you push the buttons is not long enough.
Hello jules, may I ask if you are talking about the three main drawers, or the multitude of overhead lockers, and four doors. As they are all the same type of push button lock
Although I have no problem with mine at the moment, I have had a squizzy, and think that I may have solved any future problems, and perhaps your current problems
jules47 said
08:39 PM Oct 12, 2016
Yes Tony - it is the kitchen drawers - and the one under the wardrobe. We take the pot drawer out now, and put it on the bed, easier.
We love our little home, and we have lots of visitors, so must be a welcoming home, I hope so.
Tony Bev said
09:39 PM Oct 12, 2016
jules47 wrote:
Yes Tony - it is the kitchen drawers - and the one under the wardrobe. We take the pot drawer out now, and put it on the bed, easier.
We love our little home, and we have lots of visitors, so must be a welcoming home, I hope so.
Hello jules, this topic below in the link may be helpful, and I have also sent you a PM
We don't have a Jayco but we do have the same problem with our pantry drawers. We keep them shut with a shoe lace and toggle. Doesn't look good but it works a charm. LOL.
-- Edited by Gaylehere on Thursday 13th of October 2016 02:53:21 PM
BazzMann48 said
11:05 AM Oct 13, 2016
I fixed the overhead latches from opening by themselves when cornering by extending the catch first by replacing the metal bracket with a longer (higher) L shaped bracket then tried packing under the metal part sometimes successful, sometimes not.
Drawers were another problem. I replaced one broken lock with a cupboard "U" catch but the constant movement sees me constantly tightening the screw which now has been replaced with a bolt. Still not 100% satisfactory, so I found a couple of bottle caps into which I drilled a hole then using a bootlace and the cap that seemed to work but now I have replaced the bottle cap with a 3-ply disc, shoelace and toggle (from a hat).
Unless the pre-flight check fails, this seems to work effectively but is a little untidy.
I would put up some photos, but have not worked out how to. Maybe another time!
BazzMann48 said
11:25 PM Oct 13, 2016
Here we see the boot lace, 3 ply disc and toggle. Reasonably effective. The boot lace is looped over the timber cross member.
-- Edited by BazzMann48 on Thursday 13th of October 2016 11:30:27 PM
-- Edited by BazzMann48 on Thursday 13th of October 2016 11:33:47 PM
I have a Jayco made in April this year. We have been camping in Canberra for 3 mths.
In that time two of the handles have broken. The hadles are rectangular. If you have the same problem, here is how to open the drawer.
Pull the handle hard so you can access the hole underneath. This will involve breaking the handle more. There will be a brass rod in the hole. Remove it and insert a screwdriver. Move the handle of the screwdriver in the direction you pull the door handle.
The handle mechanism is useless. The brass rod that open the latch screws into the handle but the plastic is too weak.
The first failure has been replaced and I will be taking this one in as well.
Weedpharma
Put some packing under the catch to bring if closer to the latch part. the draws have too much free play up and down and the latch has too small amount of catch to hold. Friend of ours has fixed all his draws with a piece of 3ply timber under each catch.
Neil
Thanks for that info Weedpharma, it will help other Jayco travellers who have the same type of latches
Hello Neil (woolman)
Thanks for that tip, as I have a Jayco Conquest one year older than jules, so I now have some excitement to look forward to
Hello jules, may I ask if you are talking about the three main drawers, or the multitude of overhead lockers, and four doors.
As they are all the same type of push button lock
Although I have no problem with mine at the moment, I have had a squizzy, and think that I may have solved any future problems, and perhaps your current problems
We love our little home, and we have lots of visitors, so must be a welcoming home, I hope so.
Hello jules, this topic below in the link may be helpful, and I have also sent you a PM
http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t62760447/jayco-conquest-draws-coming-open/
We don't have a Jayco but we do have the same problem with our pantry drawers. We keep them shut with a shoe lace and toggle. Doesn't look good but it works a charm. LOL.
-- Edited by Gaylehere on Thursday 13th of October 2016 02:53:21 PM
Drawers were another problem. I replaced one broken lock with a cupboard "U" catch but the constant movement sees me constantly tightening the screw which now has been replaced with a bolt. Still not 100% satisfactory, so I found a couple of bottle caps into which I drilled a hole then using a bootlace and the cap that seemed to work but now I have replaced the bottle cap with a 3-ply disc, shoelace and toggle (from a hat).
Unless the pre-flight check fails, this seems to work effectively but is a little untidy.
I would put up some photos, but have not worked out how to. Maybe another time!
-- Edited by BazzMann48 on Thursday 13th of October 2016 11:30:27 PM
-- Edited by BazzMann48 on Thursday 13th of October 2016 11:33:47 PM