how can a simple part cause so much aggro?

THEengineer

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• Mar 28, 2015

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FQB500130 tried the bearmach one,broke within a week,tried the metal x trouser type,did not fit,door would just not shut no matter how much i adjusted it ,its a simple bloody latch,the plastic insert keeps getting mashed meaning you have to really slam the door to get it to shut, door has a tenancy to open on its own,also replaced the mechanism ,is a OE one going to be any better?

 

tacr2man

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• Mar 28, 2015

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the part you are replacing is the effect not the cause.

 

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• Mar 28, 2015

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tacr2man said:

the part you are replacing is the effect not the cause.

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so whats the cause? already replaced the door mech

 

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• Mar 28, 2015

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misaligned door latch and mechanism and/or hinges

 

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• Mar 28, 2015

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flat said:

misaligned door latch and mechanism and/or hinges

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seems to line up ok,got new hinges on as well,will try adjusting the door again tomorrow

 

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• Mar 28, 2015

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Is the door too low/high so the latch gap in door does not line up with latch?
Also are the packing shims between latch and tub there so as to position latch in the door gap correctly?

 

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• Mar 28, 2015

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tottot said:

Is the door too low/high so the latch gap in door does not line up with latch?
Also are the packing shims between latch and tub there so as to position latch in the door gap correctly?

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height of the doors always been a problem,it does not touch the top seal well,but latch seems to line up,i put a equal amount of packers as the originals back behind the hinges when i changed them

 

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• Mar 28, 2015

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THEengineer said:

height of the doors always been a problem,it does not touch the top seal well,but latch seems to line up,i put a equal amount of packers as the originals back behind the hinges when i changed them

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Not the hinge one's but the triangle shaped ones behind the door latch where it fits on the tub.

 

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• Mar 29, 2015

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packers on the front hinges wont move the door vertically , have you sat inside and watched the path of the latch as it moves to the closed position , and also that the actual latching cam is not hitting the front closing brace of the staple (the bit on the B post)