Pete & Aprille Chadwell wrote:
>
> Hello again:
>
> Another question for the list. Years ago I noticed that the door gaps at
> the rearward edge of the doors on my TR6 were uneven. At the top, the gap
> measures a half-inch or slightly more, and at the bottom it is one
> eigth-inch or less. Now for the interesting part. I stuck my finger into
> the gap at the top, and had a friend lift up on the rear bumper, and I felt
> my finger being squeezed (slightly... nothing painful!!) as the body/frame
> flexed. Now, it doesn't take much lifting at the bumper to show this
> movement, just a gentle upward pull does the trick. I have spent plenty of
> hours underneath this car, and have never found anything wrong with the
> frame... even the diff mountings were in good shape! So, I've come to the
> conclusion that it is merely due to deteriorated body mountings, and that
> the chassis itself is not actually flexing that much, or at all during this
> test. Does this sound plausible to anyone else?
>
> Thank you again!
>
> Pete Chadwell
>
> 1973 TR6
One idea is to get some rubber shims (TRF sells them). They are fitted
between the hinge and the door frame where they bolt together. This
should adjust the spacing so it is equal at the top and bottom.
Scott Suhring
Elizabethtown, PA
'70 TR6
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