Bryan
The latch is a two position latch (at least on the 4A). It will take some
finessing, but continue to move the latch plate out or in until the latch
catches correctly. My 4A did the same thing and I had to move the latch
plate out until the second catch worked.
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: Stinocher, Bryan D. <bdstinocher@sewsus.com>
To: 'TRIUMPH MAIL' <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 1999 7:35 AM
Subject: Rehanging Doors
>
> List,
>
> I need some help (on my car!) with rehanging the doors. I am getting my
car
> ready to paint, and having finished the back end (trunk, fenders), I
rehung
> the doors (next is the front fenders and valance). Anyway, in rehanging
> them, all I basically did was close the door and then bolt it in. I
thought
> this would be the best way to make sure that it hung right, and would shut
> properly. And that seemed to be the case. HOWEVER, the "crack" where the
> back of the door meets with the rear fender seems a lot larger than
before,
> and the door doesn't seem to "stay closed". In other words, I shut it
okay,
> but the door "gives" back, so that it rattles about 1/4--1/2" back and
> forth. It won't open on its own, but it is annoying, and I don't remember
it
> doing that when I bought it and began taking it apart. The car is
completely
> apart, no seals on anything. Is that why? I put the door seal back in,
just
> to see if that was it, but it still wiggled.
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> Bryan Stinocher
> bdstinocher@sewsus.com
> 502-782-7397 xt 2284
> 1968 TR250 CD 5853 L
>
> For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism...
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