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nanometer
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Location: Colorado
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 Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:02 pm Post subject: Door problem |
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Hi ...... I've got a 71 bay window. In this photo the door is shut and only opens 5" unless I take my finger and push part A in toward the body. I'm
wondering if someone put part B on incorrectly. Maybe it needs to be turned clockwise. What do you think ? Thanks
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KentABQ 
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Joined: September 11, 2016
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Location: Albuquerque NM
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: Door problem |
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I don't know the answer to you question.
But this is a great post of Colin's for revamping your mechanism...
https://itinerant-air-cooled.com/viewtopic.php?f=4...21ac3bc10b
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: Door problem |
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basically yes. it's upside down and backwards
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mikewire
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 10:37 pm Post subject: Re: Door problem |
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Looked at some older pictures of my latch, and you can see the same thing in Colin's post pictures - that part you have labeled "B" needs to be rotated clockwise 90 degrees, but I noticed it's also installed upside down/backwards - the cam lobe of that part needs to be going in the other direction so that it slides/pushes part "A".
If you can, definitely take the time to do the hinge refresh/rebuild - like Kent mentioned check out Colin's post...his technical writeups are awesome, and it's worth the time for sure.
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nanometer
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 9:51 am Post subject: Re: Door problem |
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| mikewire wrote: |
Looked at some older pictures of my latch, and you can see the same thing in Colin's post pictures - that part you have labeled "B" needs to be rotated clockwise 90 degrees, but I noticed it's also installed upside down/backwards - the cam lobe of that part needs to be going in the other direction so that it slides/pushes part "A".
If you can, definitely take the time to do the hinge refresh/rebuild - like Kent mentioned check out Colin's post...his technical writeups are awesome, and it's worth the time for sure. |
Yeah I thought something was a little fishy so I'll flip it etc and do the rebuild. Thank you fellows for the news. I'll ASSUME that Colins hinge mechanism is the same as my 1971 right ?
Anymore my brain is upside down and backwards |
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