Michele McAtee wrote 09/27/2007 02:42 PM Keeping your door latches clean... #156440 - 09/27/2007 02:42 PM
Michele McAtee Webboard User Reg: 02-05-2006 Posts: 1121 Loc: Iowa City, Iowa Offline	This is an FYI (what happened to me today) post, just a heads up. I have a crate in my jeep and am able to have it in the back portion and am able to use the middle part for full seating. I know some folks here (I've seen custom crates built into vehicles) have similiar set ups, crates in the back, etc. fitting rather "snug". Today, I went to open the back door latch of my jeep and it just rolled over...no go. I tried and tried and it wouldn't open. SO, of course had to mess with the whole vehicle seating and crate to be able to get the crate out or rather up towards the side door(s), and even then, Cato still had to squeeze through with a somewhat precarious effort. Moral to this story for me, clean and oil my latches every 3000 miles along with my oil change, as I do drive on gravel a lot...glad I didn't have to destroy the crate to get the dog out and glad it was not a hot day!!!
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Michael Reese wrote 09/28/2007 05:17 AM Re: Keeping your door latches clean... [Re: Michele McAtee ] #156482 - 09/28/2007 05:17 AM
Michael Reese Webboard User Reg: 03-07-2006 Posts: 318 Loc: Sacramento, Ca. Offline	Michele, Don't use oil on those latches if your referring to the inside. If your talking about the outside where the latch actually grabs the post it's ok but for the inside the oil will actually attract dust.
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Carol Boche wrote 09/28/2007 12:33 PM Re: Keeping your door latches clean... [Re: Michael Reese ] #156528 - 09/28/2007 12:33 PM
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005 Posts: 4531 Loc: South Dakota, USA Offline	I use the duster stuff in the can, the stuff you can blow the dust out of your computer with...... Until The Tale of the Lioness is told, the Story will Always Glorfy the Hunter
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Michele McAtee wrote 09/28/2007 04:32 PM Re: Keeping your door latches clean... [Re: Carol Boche ] #156543 - 09/28/2007 04:32 PM
Michele McAtee Webboard User Reg: 02-05-2006 Posts: 1121 Loc: Iowa City, Iowa Offline	Quote: Carol Boche I use the duster stuff in the can, the stuff you can blow the dust out of your computer with...... I know the stuff. Do you do this down inside the door hardware? That is where the problem occured for me and the mechanic I spoke with (master) said this was the solution. However, what Michael has posted makes sense too.... ???
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Carol Boche wrote 09/28/2007 04:40 PM Re: Keeping your door latches clean... [Re: Michele McAtee ] #156544 - 09/28/2007 04:40 PM
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005 Posts: 4531 Loc: South Dakota, USA Offline	Yep, I am not sure what type of crates you have....mine are the vari kennels with the latches that squeeze, rather than turn, and the front covers pop off and I just spray them out. I do have a couple crates that have the turning mechanisms and I just spray them through the slots. Works great, and it is major dusty here. Until The Tale of the Lioness is told, the Story will Always Glorfy the Hunter
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Michele McAtee wrote 09/28/2007 05:30 PM Re: Keeping your door latches clean... [Re: Carol Boche ] #156547 - 09/28/2007 05:30 PM
Michele McAtee Webboard User Reg: 02-05-2006 Posts: 1121 Loc: Iowa City, Iowa Offline	Oh, no, I'm talking about the actual DOOR TO YOUR VEHICLE latches/hardware.... Heads up to make sure you have an alternate "escape" route should your hatch back to your *vehicle* not open.
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Carol Boche wrote 09/28/2007 05:39 PM Re: Keeping your door latches clean... [Re: Michele McAtee ] #156548 - 09/28/2007 05:39 PM
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005 Posts: 4531 Loc: South Dakota, USA Offline	HAHAHAHAHA,, crap I thought you meant crates ....I use it on all the latches and when I have my vehicle serviced at our shop, our mechanic cleans the other latches and stuff..... I will ask him what he does. Guess I should have read a bit closer..... Until The Tale of the Lioness is told, the Story will Always Glorfy the Hunter
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Michael Reese wrote 10/02/2007 12:01 PM Re: Keeping your door latches clean... [Re: Carol Boche ] #156888 - 10/02/2007 12:01 PM
Michael Reese Webboard User Reg: 03-07-2006 Posts: 318 Loc: Sacramento, Ca. Offline	I believe what the mechanic will use is something called graphite. This won't attract dirt and blowing the dust off previous to applying the graphite is a great idea also.
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