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SLAM Doors to latch? With NEW latch
Ever since I got my 1984 300TD-T the doors have to be SLAMMED to close completely (I had 300SD and 1980 300TD years ago that latched perfectly with no effort at all) . I replaced the weather stripping on my drivers door and it got even worse. Luckily, the 4 bolts that hold the striker plate on were very easy to remove and didn't strip so I played around with it's positioning, but that didn't work. I then replaced the entire door lock striker with a brand new one. It now takes even more effort to have the door close completely. It latches into the first catch effortlessly, but not into the second. I've tried numerous different positions of the striker and the weather stripping is also on perfectly.
I have noticed that when it closes in the first position, you can see that the door sits a hair lower than the rear door until you close it all the way. I'm sure this has something to do with it too, just don't know how to remedy it.
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2022 Nissan Frontier Pro4x 1990 Mercedes 420SEL 1950 Packard 8 Previous German cars- 2001 Mercedes SL500 1983 Mercedes 300SD 2011 BMW 328i (manual) 2008 BMW 535xi (manual) 2006 BMW M3 (manual) 1980 Mercedes 300TD 2006 BMW 750i 1996 Mercedes E300D 1994 BMW 740i 2006 BMW 330xi (manual) 1999 E300DT Smoke silver/black 253k 2012 BMW 535i Xdrive M-Sport 1984 300TD-T 304k 1988 Mercedes 560SEL (parts car) 2010 BMW 550i xdrive 2017 Audi A4 Presitge 1979 300SD 313k 2003 E500 189k |
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Have you greased the latch assy? I've found that lack of lubrication is probably the main reason the striker disintegrated.
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No I didn't. I didn't think it was necessary since it was brand new.
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2022 Nissan Frontier Pro4x 1990 Mercedes 420SEL 1950 Packard 8 Previous German cars- 2001 Mercedes SL500 1983 Mercedes 300SD 2011 BMW 328i (manual) 2008 BMW 535xi (manual) 2006 BMW M3 (manual) 1980 Mercedes 300TD 2006 BMW 750i 1996 Mercedes E300D 1994 BMW 740i 2006 BMW 330xi (manual) 1999 E300DT Smoke silver/black 253k 2012 BMW 535i Xdrive M-Sport 1984 300TD-T 304k 1988 Mercedes 560SEL (parts car) 2010 BMW 550i xdrive 2017 Audi A4 Presitge 1979 300SD 313k 2003 E500 189k |
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Have you played with shims? The tapered pin has to go in the hole on the striker PERFECTLY if you want an easy latch. If it's off, even by a fraction of a millimeter in any dimension, it will require a slam to close the door.
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I'll dive into all these ideas tomorrow. Thanks for the input.
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2022 Nissan Frontier Pro4x 1990 Mercedes 420SEL 1950 Packard 8 Previous German cars- 2001 Mercedes SL500 1983 Mercedes 300SD 2011 BMW 328i (manual) 2008 BMW 535xi (manual) 2006 BMW M3 (manual) 1980 Mercedes 300TD 2006 BMW 750i 1996 Mercedes E300D 1994 BMW 740i 2006 BMW 330xi (manual) 1999 E300DT Smoke silver/black 253k 2012 BMW 535i Xdrive M-Sport 1984 300TD-T 304k 1988 Mercedes 560SEL (parts car) 2010 BMW 550i xdrive 2017 Audi A4 Presitge 1979 300SD 313k 2003 E500 189k |
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Is the plastic striker intact? That's usually the problem and is frequently caused by lack of lube on the door side.
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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do. |
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On the pillar, the round eye the pin slides into has a little plastic ramp. If that ramp is missing, the door will need force to latch.
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