Gene,
Have a look at http://www.ttalk.info/Tech/Door_fix.html to see it
applied to my TD. It worked quite well.
Bud Krueger
Eugene D Abbondelo wrote:
>Someone on our Singer bulletin board mentioned that a typical fix for a door
>on an MG TD that's warped was to use a rod and turnbuckle fastened diagonally
>across the inside frame of the door and tightened to bring the door flush with
>the bodywork. Can someone tell me if this is correct on my car, and if so the
>correct procedure? Here's my problem:
>
>The doors on my 1949 Singer roadster would be very similiar in construction to
>the MG T-series: an ash frame covered in sheet metal (on the Singer its
>aluminum) Both my doors are warped outwardly at the bottom corner on the
>latch side below the door handle. It amounts to about 1/8 of an inch where
>the door stands proud of the bodywork, so its quite noticable. I'm afraid of
>trying to press the door in at the bottom for fear of creasing the aluminum.
>
>Can I fit a rod and turnbucle diagonally from the bottom problem corner to the
>opposite side top and tighten it and thus bring the bottom of the door flush
>with the bodywork?
>
>Any help appreciated!
>
>Gene
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