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 Post subject: NL Fairlane passenger door
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:44 pm 
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Hey guys,

The front passenger door on zee luxomobile isn't closing properly.
On the other doors you get the very familiar click-thunk sound.
On this door, its just the thunk and quite often it just bounces back at you and can take 2 or 3 goes to get it to shut and stay.

I'll be pulling the door trim etc off tomorrow to take a squiz, but does anyone have any idea on where to start looking, or any known issues in this area?

Cheers,
Lurch

 

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 Post subject: Re: NL Fairlane passenger door
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:54 pm 
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dirty lock mechanism, give it a soak with wd40 or such and flick the linkages on the lock mech around to free things up
wont take much
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 Post subject: Re: NL Fairlane passenger door
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:55 pm 
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already tried that :(
Drowned the bugger

Should also note that the door-ajar light is always on too

 

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 Post subject: Re: NL Fairlane passenger door
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 11:24 pm 
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check the striker post on the door jam--can come loose & move in a fraction not alowing door catch to fully close over to the 2nd click
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 Post subject: Re: NL Fairlane passenger door
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 11:30 pm 
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replace the lock mechanism in the door it's stuffed.

 

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 Post subject: Re: NL Fairlane passenger door
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 11:42 pm 
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sexyr6 wrote:
replace the lock mechanism in the door it's stuffed.


Yup!
I pulled the latch mechanism out this arvo and pulled the back off it.
I'm assuming the primary upper latch is meant to have some kind of downward pressure on it (a tension spring or something). Well - it didn't.
I dodgy'd up a spring in there for now; and its better (now closes 3 out 4 times).
Will source a new lock mechanism next week.

 

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