[FC] Door won't close

[Donald Ralph]

I have the same problem with the passenger door.

Before I removed the striker plate to paint the van there was no problem.
The striker plate was cracked, so I replaced it.  After everything was put
back together, and new door gasket installed, I have a problem getting the
door to latch like it did before being disassembled.  It will fully latched
if slammed very hard.  I have tried adjusting the striker plate and hinges,
but I still have the problem of getting the door to fully close easily and
still line up with the body.  I had no problem with the left door, except
did have a broken spring in that one.

What is the trick to getting a door adjusted?

don ralph

The spring in the latched is not broken.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Hammett" <khammett@stainlessfab.com>
To: <corvanatics@corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 10:14 AM
Subject: [FC] Door won't close


I have a similar problem on the new edition to the family (62 rampy).  The
passenger door will latch once but not all the way closed.  You can pull on
the door and it will open some, leaving a big gap.  I am guessing that there
was a "safety" built in or is this an adjustment problem.

Also on the rear gate and ramp the latches are worn and really hard to get
open.  I removed one last night and noticed that the rivet that holds the
handle on is almost broken off.  I thought about running a tap into the
handle and putting in a screw.  Has anybody done this, and how well did it
work.  On the ramp I am missing the front latch (have just the plate that
bolts to the ramp), does anybody have a replacement or parts to repair?

Keith Hammett


>------------------------------
>
>I have THREE doors like that in the Greenbrier.  I need to gently lift up
>on the door's catch latch while I lift up on the door handle.  I know that
>I have it right when I pull up on the handle and then feel the latch going
>back into place.  Sometimes it will go for several months before it jams
>and will not close properly.  Getting it unstuck only takes a couple of
>seconds.
>
>There is a guy that rebuilds these with a new spring for the FCs, but I am
>not sure about the cars.  My issue is that I cannot be without a door lock
>for even a day, since this is my daily driver and I park it outside.  So I
>need to find another door latch set and either send in that set or replace
>mine and send in my originals.  I understand there are several variations,
>so replacing and sending in mine has the best chance of working properly
>for me.
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