Re: [DMCForum] How do I replace the door strut lower bracket?
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Re: [DMCForum] How do I replace the door strut lower bracket?



I'm not sure that the problem was the strut, as the doors had a history 
of having struts that had no upper-end dampening.

Couple that with the fact that the are on door launchers... The doors 
bounced horribly for 6 months or so, to the point that the doors were 
knocked out of alignment.

That *may* have weakened the brackets. About three months ago, Delorean 
Motor Center (who installed the launchers) re-aligned the doors, and put 
new struts with proper dampening in... The new struts were from Houston, 
and they were the ones that have the screw-on heads. Some say they are 
too long, however James has stated that for most cars they are OK. It 
*could be* that for my car they were not!


---Jeff Angwin---
     VIN 3034



Marc Levy wrote:

>--- jangwin <jeff@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  
>
>>Hi all!
>>    
>>
>Who's door strut did you have on the car when it bent?
>
>
>
>  
>
>>One of my lower door strut brackets suddenly bent.
>>The top of the
>>upper mounting bolt sheared cleanly off, and the
>>bracket bent so that
>>the post  that holds the door strut was bent
>>downward at a 45% angle.
>>Fortunately the fiberglass was not damaged (however
>>the filler panel
>>that covers the front side of the bracket split in
>>two)
>>
>>So now I have a new Grady extra-strong bracket to
>>replace the OEM one. 
>>
>>How do I gain access to the rear half of the
>>bracket? this is the part
>>that the bolts screw into. It appears to be buried
>>inside the
>>fiberglass pontoon. Do I have to remove the rear
>>headliner to get to
>>it? If so, how is that done?
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>Jeff Angwin
>>VIN 3034
>>    
>>
>
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