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Hard to say without seeing it, but you may require some shims behind the
hinges (to compensate for a sagging chassis).
On 4/21/2023 1:09 PM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys wrote:
>
> The car is a 3000, MkII BT7 ie it does not have wind up windows.
>
> Now, the door will shut but it sticks out about 7+mm at the top. One
> closes the door which engages with the latch on the striker. The door
> is firmly closed and will not open until one turns the interior or
> exterior handle. BUT, once the door is shut and engaged, it moves out.
> Doesnâ??t look good.
>
> I tried moving the striker plate inwards, bit by bit. No change.
>
> I thought/hoped that the catch mechanism had worn out and replaced it.
> To be fair, the mechanism was pretty well worn out â?? itâ??s old!! â?? but
> this made no difference.
>
> I tried messing with the striker plate again. No change. It looked
> pretty worn and shabby so I replaced that tooâ?¦..No change.
>
> The process seems simple enough in theory but, in practise, Iâ??m making
> no progress. Is it one of those situations, which I seem to encounter
> all too often, where the cure is so counter-intuitive that it never
> occurs to the inexperienced amateur?? Iâ??m moving the plate
> inwardsâ?¦.seems obvious, right? Should it be going outwards? Or what??
>
> This has all been pretty frustrating. Getting the catch mechanism out
> was a nightmare and the so-called escutcheon on the door handle was
> solid so had to be sacrificed with a cold chiselâ?¦.etcetc.
>
> Any ideas would be very welcome.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
>
>
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Hard to say without seeing it, but you may require some shims behind
the hinges (to compensate for a sagging chassis).<br>
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<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/21/2023 1:09 PM, Simon Lachlan via
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<p class="MsoNormal">The car is a 3000, MkII BT7 ie it does not
have wind up windows.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now, the door will shut but it sticks out
about 7+mm at the top. One closes the door which engages with
the latch on the striker. The door is firmly closed and will
not open until one turns the interior or exterior handle. BUT,
once the door is shut and engaged, it moves out. Doesnâ??t look
good.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I tried moving the striker plate inwards,
bit by bit. No change. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I thought/hoped that the catch mechanism
had worn out and replaced it. To be fair, the mechanism was
pretty well worn out â?? itâ??s old!! â?? but this made no
difference.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I tried messing with the striker plate
again. No change. It looked pretty worn and shabby so I
replaced that tooâ?¦..No change.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The process seems simple enough in theory
but, in practise, Iâ??m making no progress. Is it one of those
situations, which I seem to encounter all too often, where the
cure is so counter-intuitive that it never occurs to the
inexperienced amateur?? Iâ??m moving the plate inwardsâ?¦.seems
obvious, right? Should it be going outwards? Or what?? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This has all been pretty frustrating.
Getting the catch mechanism out was a nightmare and the
so-called escutcheon on the door handle was solid so had to be
sacrificed with a cold chiselâ?¦.etcetc.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Any ideas would be very welcome.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Simon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
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