[Healeys] Door Latching

[Jean Caron]

Albert,

This can be caused by various things but the most likely, in my experience, either something was welded wrong or not adjusted properly when the car was restored, if it was restored or your frame is weak and under certain loads, it flexes allowing the door latch to pop.


Jean


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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Albert Seminatore <alsemus1 at gmail.com>
Sent: December 2, 2016 7:28 PM
To: Healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Door Latching

I have a 1960 BT7 Austin Healey with an after market hard top.
Problem:  Right hand door unlatches ( only one step) at random.  Do not have the same problem with the drivers door.
Solutions tried.   tried moving the B pillar latch so as to make it close easier.  Didn't help.  Tried to move the B pillar latch closer to the door latch by using more shims.  That didn't work because I couldn't shim it any more.
  When the door is closed in the garage it is LATCHED.  There is no way that I have found that will allow me to shake, rattle or pull extra hard to get it open.  Yet it unlatches properly.   When driving and it "pops" open it still stays latched pretty hard on the second latch stop for the duration.
Question:  Is there a way to adjust the door latch, it is new from Moss, with in the door?  Is there a way to adjust the "pin" in the latch so it would sit deeper into the B pillar latch?

I know I shouldn't complain because it is an easy way to get rid of a mistress  -  take a sharp left at speed and hope she flys out???
But one should not try this with a wife!!  So does any one have any suggestions????
     Thanks................    Al
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Albert Seminatore
Mountain Falls, Pahrump, NV
eMail:  alsemus1 at gmail.com<mailto:alsemus1 at gmail.com>
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