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Re: Front pass. door has an attitude and a mind of it's own...> Posted by Ari [Email]  (#2847) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Ari) on Mon, 23 Jul 2001 08:55:55
In Reply to: Front pass. door has an attitude and a mind of it's own...>, Shahn, Sun, 22 Jul 2001 01:59:16 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I assume from your description that the lock and unlock are fine, it's just the latching that's weird.
If the door unlatches fine from inside, then don't mess with the striker plate adjustment. The latch is actuated by a lever from the outside door handle, and a rod pulling on a lever from the inside door handle. They are both moving the same thing, so the striker plate isn't too far out of adjustment. What it tells me is that the lever from the door handle isn't making as good contact as one would like.
Do the easy stuff first. Is the outside door handle even a little loose? Can you wiggle it up and down? Open the door, and look at the back of the door (the part facing the back of the car) at the level of the outside door latch. You'll see a screw head there. That is one of two screws holding the outside door handle on - the other is inside the door. Tighten that screw up if the handle is loose. If there is any adjustability there, try different positions when you tighten the screw down. This has fixed the problem for me most times.
If that doesn't do it, you've got two choices. One is to adjust the striker. Yes, I said not to. But what's happening is that the outside latch mechanism isn't putting enough motion into the lever that releases the latch. Yes, everything works fine with the door open, but with the door closed, the forces are higher, and you need more motion to make up for some minor flexing. This is a stop-gap approach, as the problem won't get better by itself, and the way to make this work is to loosen up the latch fit some.
The second approach is the best way - remove the inner door panel, and inspect the latch mechanism from the inside. It's tough to see, but doable. There are no adjustments per se - you need to bend things a little with pliers or a screwdriver.
My guess is that the door handle is a little loose. That would certainly be the simplest.
Good luck!
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