Hi all, for the last few months the rolling door on this 94 GV has seemed to need a bit more of a shove to latch completely. A few days ago the door refused to lock up at the rear. Much of the plastic covering on the latch finger had come off and was jamming the mechanism, keeping it from opening up to accept the strike post.
OK, I've replaced the latch but the door is still very hard to bring to a complete lockup. The latch is held in with three screws which appear to offer no positional adjustment and the strike post doesn't appear to be bent so I suspect that there is something else going on here.
Other info: The door's rear roller was becomming a bit draggy, which was "corrected" with a few shots of light oil.
Question: Can the rear roller wear enough, or does the roller have some sort of plastic covering to make it move quietly which when it comes off will cause the rear of the door to ride low, making it harder for the latch to operate properly?
If the answer is yes, is the roller any harder to replace than was the latch itself? If it's just a bit of wear, can the wear be adjusted for?
Haynes and Chilton just show pictures and give specs on door gap, but that's in the locked-up position which I don't see how would indicate any door roller wear.
Has anyone else been here, done that?
Thanks, Stan
OK, I've replaced the latch but the door is still very hard to bring to a complete lockup. The latch is held in with three screws which appear to offer no positional adjustment and the strike post doesn't appear to be bent so I suspect that there is something else going on here.
Other info: The door's rear roller was becomming a bit draggy, which was "corrected" with a few shots of light oil.
Question: Can the rear roller wear enough, or does the roller have some sort of plastic covering to make it move quietly which when it comes off will cause the rear of the door to ride low, making it harder for the latch to operate properly?
If the answer is yes, is the roller any harder to replace than was the latch itself? If it's just a bit of wear, can the wear be adjusted for?
Haynes and Chilton just show pictures and give specs on door gap, but that's in the locked-up position which I don't see how would indicate any door roller wear.
Has anyone else been here, done that?
Thanks, Stan