Al,
I wish it had been that easy. See my other email outlining the real
problem.
Thanks.
Charlie
Al Malin wrote:
> Sounds familiar. The driver's door on my BT7 MkII failed to open while on the
>way home from Conclave 2009. One of the mounting screws for the latch
>assembly worked its way loose and fell into a position that prevented the door
>from opening.
>
> I could see the errant screw only after removing some of the door seal near
>the latch. The door opened just fine after I retrieved the screw with needle
>nose pliers.
>
> Al Malin
> Tricarb
>
>
>
> On Jun 10, 2010, at 11:08 AM, Charlie Baldwin wrote:
>
>
>> I closed the driver's (left) side door on my BT7 the other day and it
>> will not open again. I've removed the inner panel that covers the top
>> of the inside of the door. If I lie across the seats I can see and
>> operate the latch mechanism. All seems to work well and looks like it
>> should. I can see and feel the striker in its latched position. I also
>> loosened the big nut on the back of the striker under the rear fender
>> and tried to open the door. I also tightened that nut to try to pull it
>> away from the latch. Nothing seems to work.
>> Of course I can't get the inside door panel off of the door because it
>> is held on by the door seal at the bottom.
>> All of the parts are new and have been working fine for over a year.
>> Any suggestions?
>> TIA
>> Charlie
>> '62 tricarb BT7
>>
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