Thread: Door catch help please

Not sure about the "son of series" vehicles but alot of door closing problems with the series vehicles are as a result of movement of the catch on the piller rather than the door lock itself.

This may or may not be of any help but anything is worth a look before spending money. :wink:

I'm a series with have the two stage locks and mine do something similar. They'll catch on the first lock stop but won't lock shut on the second. Once I couldn't unlock the door with the key from outside and had to climb through from the back. I found a good squirt of INOX fixes them, also fixes your bonnet catch if it's too hard to get grease into. Every time you change the oil in the motor give them all a squirt and problem should disappear.

Alternatively I have seen people use an occy strap and tie a door shut. Not real safe but I guess does the job.

Hi Vlad
Now I thought only us series pilots had to put up with doors with a mind of there own.You probably only have an striker plate adjustment,or a lubrication problem in the mechanism as sugested.With doors the best lubricant is graphite dust,available in a squirty bottle for $5-$10 from your hardware shop,being a dry lubricant dust wont stick to it and make the problem worse.
Have a look in the online manuals,should tell you how to adjust correctly.
Landyandy

Mmmmmmm. Graphite.......


Thanks peeples. I'll give those ideas a stab when I get a chance.

I'm a bit tired at the moment - just came off a 11 hour shift and only had 5 hours sleep before that....

G'day Vlad,

Tell me about the long hours.....! I've been head down for a while too!

If you should find the mechanism faulty and you get one from a wrecker, you should be able to separate the key mecanism from the door latching mechanism.

My guess is it probably just wants a good clean out and re lube.