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Subject: Re: [Healeys] How to keep the door open
From: Warren <flyhihealey@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 05:28:18 -0500
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 Just went through this. For the ?nth time over my 51 year ownership. Micha=
el Salter=E2=80=99s idea of the turnbuckle threads and taller nuts to grab =
more threads worked very well. New wood discs. It too finally stripped and =
I=20
chased the threads and tried a new nut but the threads would not hold. Woul=
d not bite low enough on good threads.
 Time to just buy a new check system($70 +\-). I already have 2 sets of the=
se(also non workable) things from donor doors. I must say the passenger doo=
r works just fine. Always the driver door, for obvious reason, is problemat=
ic. One more try before I pulled out the credit card. Found a thin cork was=
her, half the thickness of the wood one and similar diameter, and it allowe=
d the new nut to just grab those few good threads at the bottom. It worked!=
 At least for now?

WD  67BJ8


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From: Michael Oritt
Sent: Saturday, November 3, 2018 7:23 PM
To: Albert Seminatore
Cc: Austin Healey
Subject: Re: [Healeys] How to keep the door open

Buy a replacement door check.

Best--Michael Oritt=C2=A0

On Sat, Nov 3, 2018, 6:07 PM Albert Seminatore <alsemus1@gmail.com wrote:
I have a BT7 whose drivers door won't stay open any more.=C2=A0 The passeng=
er door is ok.
I have tried tightening the friction washer but it wont do any good.=C2=A0 =
There is a new "friction washer" installed but it doesn't do any good eithe=
r.=C2=A0 The metal pieces have been "polished" over the years and are VERY =
smooth - like glass smooth.

What do other folks do to recover the friction need to keep the door open?
...................=C2=A0=C2=A0 Al

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Albert Seminatore
Mountain Falls, Pahrump, NV
eMail:=C2=A0 alsemus1@gmail.com
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ss=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal> Just went through this. For the ?nt=
h time over my 51 year ownership. Michael Salter=E2=80=99s idea of the turn=
buckle threads and taller nuts to grab more threads worked very well. New w=
ood discs. It too finally stripped and I </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>chased th=
e threads and tried a new nut but the threads would not hold. Would not bit=
e low enough on good threads.</p><p class=3DMsoNormal> Time to just buy a n=
ew check system($70 +\-). I already have 2 sets of these(also non workable)=
 things from donor doors. I must say the passenger door works just fine. Al=
ways the driver door, for obvious reason, is problematic. One more try befo=
re I pulled out the credit card. Found a thin cork washer, half the thickne=
ss of the wood one and similar diameter, and it allowed the new nut to just=
 grab those few good threads at the bottom. It worked! At least for now?</p=
><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>WD=C2=A0 67=
BJ8</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>=
&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Sent from <a href=3D"https://go.micros=
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MsoNormal style=3D'border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href=3D"mailto:=
michael.oritt@gmail.com">Michael Oritt</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, Novemb=
er 3, 2018 7:23 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href=3D"mailto:alsemus1@gmail.com";>Albe=
rt Seminatore</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>A=
ustin Healey</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] How to keep the door open=
</p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNorm=
al>Buy a replacement door check.</p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Best--Michael Oritt&nbsp;</p></div>=
</div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNor=
mal>On Sat, Nov 3, 2018, 6:07 PM Albert Seminatore &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:al=
semus1@gmail.com">alsemus1@gmail.com</a> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style=
=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;m=
argin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I have a =
BT7 whose drivers door won't stay open any more.&nbsp; The passenger door i=
s ok.</p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I have tried tightening the fricti=
on washer but it wont do any good.&nbsp; There is a new &quot;friction wash=
er&quot; installed but it doesn't do any good either.&nbsp; The metal piece=
s have been &quot;polished&quot; over the years and are VERY smooth - like =
glass smooth.</p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div=
><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>What do other folks do to recover the friction n=
eed to keep the door open?</p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>.............=
......&nbsp;&nbsp; Al</p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><br>-- </p><div><d=
iv><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Garamond",ser=
if'>Albert Seminatore</span></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Mountain Falls, =
Pahrump, NV</p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal>eMail:&nbsp; <a href=3D"mailto:al=
semus1@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">alsemus1@gmail.com</a></p></div></div><=
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