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[Roadsters] Driver's side door latch - update

To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net, wycroc@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Roadsters] Driver's side door latch - update
From: BARTERDUDE@aol.com
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:48:17 EST
Interesting.  My son and I soaked the latch in brake cleaner, but that  
didn't do the job, but when we started feeling around in the inside of the 
door,  
we discovered an "adjustment" nut on the rod coming from the outside door  
handle.  After experimenting with the positioning, we discovered it was  best 
to 
set it tighter, and the locking mechanism stayed in place with more  
tensioning.  Apparently over the years of use the nut had backed off, thus  
causing the 
latch to not stay in locked position when triggered.
 
FYI, we also sprayed white lithium grease on the mechanism after adjusting  
and everything works beautifully now.
 
Thanks for the suggestions.  

Gary Lasater  - Parker CO
founding member _www.WyCROC.org_ (http://www.wycroc.org/) 
1963 SPL310-00161C (Single  Carb)
1963 SPL310-00289B (Single Carb)
1964 SPL310-01289
1969  SRL311-12536 (licensed as '70)
1970 SPL311-28169 




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