Re: [DML] Door Latch Adjustment

[Chris Shepherd <chrisau79@xxxxxxxxx>]

Given your description here's what I would try. Cut a 2X4 to support the front of the door and pull down on the back of the door very gently. IF this appears to make a positive difference, however slight, continue. Very small positive tweaks are the way to go rather than trying to do it all at once. Also, the 2X4 should be against a "meaty" part of the door, not the lip.
 
Chris

EJ Chambers <marmieej@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am in the process of trying to adjust my door latches. To note, I
have also recently replaced all my door seals (per the previous
discusison) I have successfully adjusted the passenger door so that
the latch pins line up directly with the door latch.

On the flip side, I cannot adjust the driver pins enough so that I
have the same result. The front latch pin appears to be knocking up
against the fiberglass body so that I cannot adjust it further. The
rear latch pin lines up correctly.

Also, I it is my belief, along with others who have been helping me,
that the driver door at some point in time was, for lack of a better
word, "tweaked". Reason for this belief is the front bottom part of
the door is curved in more than it should be; hence not aligning up
with the fender panel when closed.

Our current assessment is that the door must have had a good "knock"
when in the open position or in the process of opening, causing a bend
in the lower front door and possibly mis-aligning the door just a tad,
so that I cannot compensate it by adjusting the latch pins alone.

So, does this sounds any what plausible? Can a door become
mis-aligned? Is there a way to re-align the door with the door
attached to the car? Is there a way I can adjust the latch pins even
more? It would not take much of an change in how the door is bolted to
the car. Of course, my first thought that comes to mind when thinking
about this is the torsion bar.

Does anyone have insight, advice, idea, anything to help out? All help
is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!!
Ej
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