Doghouse Not Latching After Seal Replacement

[tjonesdfw]

The seal on our M1123 doghouse was rotted out so I repainted the fiberglass and installed a new seal. Now, for the life of me, and with all my weight pushing on the doghouse, I cannot get the latches at the top to grab. Is there a trick to getting them to seat properly after a seal replacement?

 

[Mogman]

 

[thompsoncustom]

sit in the center and push with your feet

 

[Mogman]

sit in the center and push with your feet

You do not want to use a Dzus fitting that tight, it can damage the spiral cams. there is a proper way to set up the connectors and then there are others, like bending back the spring mounting tabs.

 

[thompsoncustom]

ya probably not the right way to do it but just mentioned it because that's what I had to do the first time after adding killmat behind my seal. Now it's still tight but doesn't require force to get it to lock down.