[W126 Coupe] Stubborn Door

[Tad Heckaman]

I look a closer look at this this evening while it was still light out, and
I took a photo of what I found. To me it looks broken, can I get that part
fixed?



You can find higher resolution shot here, along with a few other photos of
other parts of the door (plus the entire car):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46747002@N00/


On 2/21/07, Dick Spellman <spell.yy at verizon.net> wrote:

>

> Hi Tad:

>

> You may well have damaged the link on the door handle to the latch

> mechanism by what you describe.  I have not worked on the handle/latch

> in quite a while so I do not  know what to suggest next.  Let's see if

> anyone on the list has experience with the door latch.  I'd tell you to

> remove the handle to see if anything seems broken or amiss for

> starters.  But, I don't know that you'll benefit much from the

> exercise.  Anyway here is a link to the webpage with my fuzzy photos and

> notes from a while back. <http://mysite.verizon.net/vze2mwm9/index.html>

> then select door handle from the left column listing.

>

> Dick

>

> <Tad Heckaman wrote:

> > I doesnt seem to be sagging at all. I would think if it was sagging I

> > would be able to slightly lift the door and get it to latch. I glanced

> > over the door and it seems that everything is lined up right. No

> > unusual spots as far as I can tell... One thing that I just

> > remembered, is awhile back I had pulled the handle to open the door,

> > which was locked. The lock lifted up (I assume its supposed to do

> > that), but the handle kinda flopped around and it wouldn't latch. I

> > had to push the lock down and back up by hand to get it to latch

> > correctly. Did I break something inside the door when that happened?

> > My locks still aren't fixed, so I normally open the lock by key or

> > pulling up on it.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > On 2/21/07, *Dick Spellman* <spell.yy at verizon.net

> > <mailto:spell.yy at verizon.net>> wrote:

> >

> >     Hi tad:

> >

> >     You don't say if the door is sagging.  Maybe check the pin switches

> in

> >     the front pillar to see if one is out of place.  Check the door sill

> >     itself to see if it's raised at any point and check the courtesy

> lamp

> >     recessed in the bottom of the door to see if it's dropped down.

> >     Do you

> >     see any area of the door frame that looks carved up from the impact

> of

> >     closing the door?

> >

> >     Dick

> >

> >     Tad Heckaman wrote:

> >     > My passenger door has started to fail at latching fully. No

> >     matter if

> >     > I close it gently or slamming it, it never clicks. It catches on

> the

> >     > first 'click' so the door stays shut but it never seals. I noticed

> >     > that if I push the door against the car, its almost like its being

> >     > kept from fully closing. It typically stops about 1/4 inch away

> from

> >     > the rest of the car (glass is about 1/4 away from the rubber).

> >     Rolling

> >     > down the window does not help. I will see if I can adjust the

> >     strike

> >     > to line it up better, but it really seems like something is

> blocking

> >     > the door from closing fully. I checked around the edge to make

> sure

> >     > there wasn't anything blocking the door, but didn't see

> >     anything. Any

> >     > thoughts? Could the strike just go completely out of whack?

> >     >

> >     > Thanks,

> >     > Tad

> >     >

> >     >

> >     >

> >     >

> >     >

> >     >

> >     >

> >     >

> >     >

> >     >

> >     > On 2/9/07, *Dick Spellman* < spell.yy at verizon.net

> >     <mailto:spell.yy at verizon.net>

> >     > <mailto:spell.yy at verizon.net <mailto:spell.yy at verizon.net>>>

> wrote:

> >     >

> >     >     Cole Finnbogason wrote:

> >     >     > Recently the driver-side door of my 1988 560 SEC has

> >     required a

> >     >     little

> >     >     > more fore to close it properly. Without practically

> >     slamming the

> >     >     door

> >     >     > doesn't close properly.

> >     >     > Any information as to why this is occurring or how to fix it

> >     >     would be

> >     >     > great,

> >     >     > Cole

> >     >     >

> >     >     >

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> >     >     You might try lowering the window a bit then close. If it's

> >     easier

> >     >     then

> >     >     it's possible your upper seal has hardened perhaps more so

> than

> >     >     usual if

> >     >     you are in a colder climate just now. You should check the

> door

> >     >     alignment with the rear pillar as well. If the door is

> >     sagging the

> >     >     pillar strike can be raised to compensate and by the same

> >     process you

> >     >     can move the strike on the pillar outward a bit to improve the

> >     >     catch and

> >     >     reduce the slamming when attempting to close.

> >     >

> >     >     To better understand what is out of alignment height wise I

> >     use a

> >     >     piece

> >     >     of paper with grease spread on the back. Set the paper on

> >     the strike.

> >     >     Place a dab of grease on the door pin and gently close until

> >     the pin

> >     >     makes contact with the paper. From this you can deduce the

> >     >     alignment on

> >     >     the strike and make your adjustments so the pin is dead

> >     center as

> >     >     opposed to off-center on the circle the paper has

> formed/marked

> >     >     and the

> >     >     center point of the pin in the circle. A bit of grease in

> >     the right

> >     >     place may help too.

> >     >

> >     >     -\Dick

> >     >

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> >     > --

> >     > Tad Heckaman

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-- 
Tad Heckaman
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