[urq] Who's got the best BTDT write-up for adjusting door latches and specifically the exterior trigger?

[Peter]

It's been our experience that inside the catch mechanism there is a sliding
plate along the back side that moves up and down when the door is locked. It
gets gummed up and then when you open the door and it is still in the locked
position; it starts to bend/break the delicate linkage on the trigger
mechanism that goes around either side of the door lock. You can tell if the
plate is sticking by locking the car and pulling the trigger. If it comes
all the way back to the handle then the sliding mechanism is free. If you
feel pressure half way; then the slider is sticking which will eventually
put too much stress on trigger and one of the arms will break. Spray the
catch mechanism with WD-40 occassionally (not oil-based lubricants; they
attract dirt) to make sure that slide does not begin to stick..........HTH
Peter



On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Ingo Rautenberg
<ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>wrote:

> Rob,
> I don't recall exactly, but I believe you can just remove the door latch
> assembly, clean and lube it up.  I would also do the same for the door
> handle squeeze trigger while you're at it.
> I don't think there's an adjustment procedure -- as there are no plastic to
> metal threaded adjustments on these mechanisms.  I suppose a screw in the
> handle where the actuating rod goes in could be loose?  IME the triggers
> don't bend -- they just snap --and that's a lubrication (or lack thereof)
> issue. OTOH, maybe Brandon's right -- a new handle might be all that's
> needed!
>
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm thinking this is a classic case of worn out door handle - which I
> know
> > is happening on another Tornado Red '84.  The trigger, I think, just
> > bends/fatigues over time....
> >
> > Brandon
> > '84 ur
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On
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> > Of Robert A Dupree
> > Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 11:46 AM
> > To: urq at audifans.com
> > Subject: [urq] Who's got the best BTDT write-up for adjusting door
> latches
> > and specifically the exterior trigger?
> >
> >
> > I decided I was sick and tired of having to push on the window frame to
> get
> > enough door pressure to make the outside trigger latch do anything, so I
> > ordered new latch-pins that screw into the body.  The originals had long
> > ago
> > lost any plastic and were in need of replaced.
> >
> > So I replaced them last night in the 105deg cool Houston evening.  Only
> 90%
> > Humidity.  As you might guess my patience did not last long... I could
> only
> > get the outside trigger latch to work with the latch-pin set in the
> > outside-most position, resulting in the door not lining up flush with the
> > body.
> >
> > I presume there must be some internal adjustments on the actuator rods
> > (ala:
> > 5000/200?) that will allow me to put the pin in the correct position, but
> > allow the exterior trigger latch to open the door.  It's worth noting the
> > interior latch works fine no matter where I put the pin.
> >
> > So what's the best adjustment procedures out there, and is this a
> no-beer,
> > or drink first until relaxed kind of thing?
> >
> > Rob D.
> >                Some red UrQ
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