Thanks for the info! Will keep it in mind! ----- Original Message ----- From: ROARKE PONCE To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:55 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Shut Doors
True. If those springs are still intact though, the cams around which the levers pivot will wear at a different rate then the lever. This causes the hole in the lever to wear into a oval shape. Thus it requires more travel to activate each part of the latch. Often the remotes (the inside handle part) will wear in the same manner. That might be why the inside handle was not working on one car and the outside wasnt working on another. > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:16:01 +0200 > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Shut Doors > > I had a similar problem on my 65 Malibu right hand drive. With latches not > available locally (South Africa) you start to improvise. What I found is > that the latch has three internal springs. Two of them were broken. This > resulted in the push-pull method of opening and the softly push/bump > closing. Made up new springs and the door is fine! To use more force only > aggrevates the problem. The latch is fairly simple to repair. Take your > time! A rushed job is a botched job! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:01 AM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Shut Doors > > > > That's interesting. Thanks. > > > > Considering that I drove the car for four winters with no heat and just > > got around to fixing that last year, the door problem has been low on the > > priority list. > > > > > > Quoting ROARKE PONCE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >> > >> My father-in-law said to take the latch and handle out and slip hoses > >> (old brake hose, gas line, whatever has a small enough ID to fit) over > >> the ends of the levers. If I remember correctly, you can put hoses on > >> both sides if needed or just one. Depends on how much slack you have > >> to take up. Buys you some time before replacing the latch. > >> > >> Hope this helps. > >> > >> Roarke > > > > > > > >
