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Re: [Healeys] door won't shut fully.

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] door won't shut fully.
From: Mike Sinclair <phoenix722@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:07:09 -0700
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In that case, a lot of us could use some shims.

Mike

On 4/21/23 5:57 PM, Bob Spidell wrote:
> 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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    <p>In that case, a lot of us could use some shims.</p>
    <p>Mike<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/21/23 5:57 PM, Bob Spidell wrote:<br>
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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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      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/21/2023 1:09 PM, Simon Lachlan
        via Healeys wrote:<br>
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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> </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> </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> </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> </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> </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> </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> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">Any ideas would be very welcome.<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </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> </o:p></p>
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