[Healeys] door won't shut fully.

[simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com]

The car is a 3000, MkII BT7 ie it does not have wind up windows.

 

Now, the door will shut but it sticks out about 7+mm at the top. One closes
the door which engages with the latch on the striker. The door is firmly
closed and will not open until one turns the interior or exterior handle.
BUT, once the door is shut and engaged, it moves out. Doesn't look good.

 

I tried moving the striker plate inwards, bit by bit. No change. 

 

I thought/hoped that the catch mechanism had worn out and replaced it. To be
fair, the mechanism was pretty well worn out - it's old!! - but this made no
difference.

 

I tried messing with the striker plate again. No change. It looked pretty
worn and shabby so I replaced that too...No change.

 

The process seems simple enough in theory but, in practise, I'm making no
progress. Is it one of those situations, which I seem to encounter all too
often, where the cure is so counter-intuitive that it never occurs to the
inexperienced amateur?? I'm moving the plate inwards..seems obvious, right?
Should it be going outwards? Or what?? 

 

This has all been pretty frustrating. Getting the catch mechanism out was a
nightmare and the so-called escutcheon on the door handle was solid so had
to be sacrificed with a cold chisel..etcetc.

 

Any ideas would be very welcome.

 

Thanks,

Simon

 

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