[Healeys] door problem

[Al Malin]

Double check the tongue for excessive wear. The one on my driver door was worn
to the point that it easily disengaged from the striker plate on the B
pillar.

Al Malin
Tricarb

On Sep 14, 2010, at 12:44 PM, Dan Stromquist wrote:
>
> rebuilt my door hinges recently on the bj8 and now have a problem with one
> door not shutting properly.  driver side door has to be shut by putting it
a
> certain distance(approx 9 inches) then pulling it closed gently but not too
> gently or it will bounce back to the first detent.  sometimes it takes
> multiple attempts at various distances and speed.  have tried all different
> positions of the striker plate, but no luck.  pax door works fine.  the
door
> latch bushing does seem to have a little play, but it was no problem before
> i redid the hinges.  any ideas?   hjim
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