<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div><font face="sans-serif">The threads are probably stripped on the stud or nut or both. You could weld in a new stud or use a smaller die to cut new thread and a smaller nut. Get the left hand thread ztuff from McMaster Carr on line.</font></div><div><font face="sans-serif">Ken Freese </font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Albert Seminatore <alsemus1@gmail.com> </div><div>Date: 11/3/18 1:46 PM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net> </div><div>Subject: [Healeys] How to keep the door open </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div>I have a BT7 whose drivers door won't stay open any more. The passenger door is ok.</div><div>I have tried tightening the friction washer but it wont do any good. There is a new "friction washer" installed but it doesn't do any good either. The metal pieces have been "polished" over the years and are VERY smooth - like glass smooth.</div><div><br></div><div>What do other folks do to recover the friction need to keep the door open?</div><div>................... Al<br></div><div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">Albert Seminatore</span><br></div>Mountain Falls, Pahrump, NV<br></div>eMail: <a href="mailto:alsemus1@gmail.com" target="_blank">alsemus1@gmail.com</a><br></div></div></div></div>
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