[Roadsters] Driver side door latch

[Gary and Cindy Ault]

I am not familiar with the later latches, but I suspect there is some sort 
of spring in the mechanism, as iin the earlier models.  Does the door handle 
return when you "open" the door and release it?  It could be in the door 
part, not the striker.  If the spring goes, or is gummed up as Graeme 
suggested, the door will not latch.  Compare the driver's door part(s) with 
those on the passenger side to see if there is something missing.

Gary Ault

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graeme" <graemes at internode.on.net>
To: <BARTERDUDE at aol.com>; <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
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Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Driver side door latch


> Could be a simple a good clean and re-lube.
> You may need to dismount it and give it a good scrub up in a solvent to
> remove decades of fluff and crud.
> I then wipe a layer of White Grease all over the mechanism and work it 
> into
> everything with my fingers
> Although, being the drivers door, the one that ALWAYS gets used, there may
> be some wear and tear involved in the mechanism.
> As a quick fix, squirt a dose of WD40 or similar into the latch and see if
> that frees it up.
>
>
> I have determined that the door latch (in the door) does not "lock down"
> any more and the door swings open when going around corners.  Is this a
> repair situation or does any one have a replacement latch.  The slightest
> of effort has the swing latch popping up to the open position and there is
> no  solid click when you push it down to the engaged position.
>
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