I have been trying to get the passenger door to latch correctly. It will latch on the first notch, but only on the second if you get the door closed just right from the outside.
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HELP...I seem to be fighting a losing battle with my 58
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Hmm, sounds like it needs lubrication. Try that 1st. Use Litheum(spl/chk) Lube or something similar. It could be out of adj too. You cant adj the latch, but you can adj the striker (post) Just back off the screw and it will move around.
It sounds like its too tight. Adj it out a hair. -
Hmm, sounds like it needs lubrication. Try that 1st. Use Litheum(spl/chk) Lube or something similar. It could be out of adj too. You cant adj the latch, but you can adj the striker (post) Just back off the screw and it will move around.
It sounds like its too tight. Adj it out a hair.
thanks for the help, I will get to lubricating it. You are I assume talking about the latch, not the striker?Comment
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Yep. Lube the latch. How are the door hinges? Does the door sag (drop) when you open it? That could cause an alignment problem. I think you can re-bush those hinges (Not sure)Comment
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I had one shop tell me to use a floor jack and a 2x4 under the center of the door and lift the door to bend the center..they seemed to think the door was bent down, well, all that did was lift the whole car off the ground, those are very strong doors...Comment
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If you can't rebush right away but need to, you might put some shims in behind the hinges on the lower one to bring the door up a tad. nothing to lose and not hard to do.
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