52ismine Posted July 11, 2023 Report Posted July 11, 2023 1952 Plymouth passenger door opens hard when unlatching. Pull the handle down (or back if inside) and need to tug or push hard to get it to open. Doesn't seem to have much, if any, slop if I lift the door up when opened thinking the hinge pins were worn. The driver's side door opens/closes good. Is there any adjustment to the door, hinge, or latch to make it open easier? Looked in the service manual thinking I would find something like "door adjustment" but didn't see anything. Quote
vintage6t Posted July 11, 2023 Report Posted July 11, 2023 Maybe start with something easy, like lubricating the latch, inside and out. For the inside, roll down the window, look inside to see the latch mechanism and soak it with a spray lube. Then work the latch a bunch of times to see if things loosen up. Quote
D35 Torpedo Posted July 11, 2023 Report Posted July 11, 2023 If you pull the door panel, you can adjust the door. You can also adjust the striker Quote
soth122003 Posted July 11, 2023 Report Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) Page 259 of the manual is the door alignment to the body, which is basically the same as door not close right. After lubing the latches, close the door slowly and watch as it hits the striker. Does the door move up or down or does it just get hard? Up or down should be a striker adjustment. If it closes hard might be a shim problem. Joe Lee Edited July 11, 2023 by soth122003 Quote
52ismine Posted July 11, 2023 Author Report Posted July 11, 2023 I have lube everything on the outside of the door and striker. I also have the door panel off to see if there was any adjustment around the hinge bolts and will take off the access panels to see up to the latch area. I will check the manual under that heading. Quote
Solution Dan Hiebert Posted July 12, 2023 Solution Report Posted July 12, 2023 The latch on the door post is adjustable. Quote
52ismine Posted July 15, 2023 Author Report Posted July 15, 2023 (edited) On 7/10/2023 at 11:30 PM, soth122003 said: Page 259 of the manual is the door alignment to the body, which is basically the same as door not close right. Joe Lee Page 259 of the manual has nothing about adjusting the door. Thanks for the suggestion about the latch though. On 7/12/2023 at 6:27 AM, Dan Hiebert said: The latch on the door post is adjustable. This ended up being the solution. Even though I had loosened these screws I didn't realized the latch moved. A previous paint job(s?) had it stuck. Edited July 15, 2023 by 52ismine 1 Quote
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