I had the door side of the check strap break recently and discovered that
the loops are welded to a vertical strip inside the door that is utterly
inaccessible without separating the inner door from the outer. I ended up
welding some washers to the remaining portion of the old loops.
I would say that it not possible for ordinary mortals to repair the loops
correctly without disassembling the door skin and it would require
considerable welding skills. It'd be easier to replace the door.
Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html 69-TR6#CC28754L W4UCK
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Tom Goodwin
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 5:55 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: TR6 door check straps
On my recently acquired '71 TR6, both doors have had the check straps
replaced with a screw-and-webbing affair which isn't quite tight/strong
enough to keep the doors from swinging too wide (and starting to crease).
It looks like the mount on the door itself is what failed (and was removed).
Anybody have suggestions as to the best way to go about repairing this? Do
I need to make and weld a new mount? I note that the checkstraps are
available in the major catalogs, but it is not clear what to do about the
door mount.
Thanks, Tom Goodwin
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