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Hard to say without seeing it, but you may require some shims behind
the hinges (to compensate for a sagging chassis).<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/21/2023 1:09 PM, Simon Lachlan via
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<p class="MsoNormal">The car is a 3000, MkII BT7 ie it does not
have wind up windows.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I tried moving the striker plate inwards,
bit by bit. No change. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I tried messing with the striker plate
again. No change. It looked pretty worn and shabby so I
replaced that too…..No change.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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?? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Any ideas would be very welcome.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Simon<o:p></o:p></p>
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