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05-07-2010, 04:34 PM
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Doors latching
How hard do you have to slam your Ford barn doors for the upper latches to really latch?
Both my side doors and rear doors need a solid slam (of the first door of the pair), while holding the door at the top, in order for them to latch tightly. Otherwise, there's play in the doors and they rattle when I'm driving. I took the van in to my local dealer, who adjusted the alignment of my doors under warranty (they weren't lining up together), but they seem no better than before. Of course, I was told, "that's just the way they are." :/
Are your doors the same? Or do they close nicely, without a hard slam?
Cheers!
Mike.
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05-07-2010, 04:45 PM
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Re: Doors latching
My side door needs to have the first one slammed to get it properly latched. The rears are ok.
Mike
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05-07-2010, 05:31 PM
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Re: Doors latching
Mine need to be closed firmly otherwise they do not latch fully. Took me a while to learn that.
Phil
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05-07-2010, 06:11 PM
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Re: Doors latching
On my van The first door that must be shut needs to be firmly closed but not slammed and the back doors are the hardest to close overall. I can usually push the second door closed but it's difficult to do that. I have to make sure the first side door is closed. There are times when I am driving around with it partly open
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05-07-2010, 06:22 PM
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Re: Doors latching
I have to swing the left hand side door to get it to fully latch. On the rear, I either have a sticky retention bar or hinges, so just swinging the left door is difficult... yet another item on the to-do list.
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05-08-2010, 01:44 PM
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Re: Doors latching
Thanks! Sounds like mine isn't too far out of the ordinary. It's a pain, but I'll live
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05-08-2010, 07:10 PM
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Re: Doors latching
Quote:
Originally Posted by mjeffrey
I took the van in to my local dealer, who adjusted the alignment of my doors under warranty (they weren't lining up together), but they seem no better than before. Of course, I was told, "that's just the way they are."
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I suspect the alignment thing is common due to the weight of the storage box on the side door (if you have a storage box there such as the 50 design). Charlie told how to align the doors here:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1420&hilit=door
I've had to do ours once already...
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05-08-2010, 09:52 PM
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Re: Doors latching
"that's just the way they are"
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05-10-2010, 08:26 AM
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Re: Doors latching
My side door closes and is not tight- in the sense that if you push on it, moves. When you shut the 2nd door they both flex, but I've always thought that is the way they are- I don't expect them to be like the front or even rear doors where they are rock solid when shut properly.
I think it's a pretty easily confused subject- there is shutting properly and being tight but not appearing tight, and not shutting properly and not being water or dust tight, and/or not aligning properly.
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05-10-2010, 09:35 AM
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Re: Doors latching
Quote:
Originally Posted by jage
My side door closes and is not tight- in the sense that if you push on it, moves. When you shut the 2nd door they both flex, but I've always thought that is the way they are- I don't expect them to be like the front or even rear doors where they are rock solid when shut properly.
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When I gently close the 1st side door, that is exactly what I get. When I slam the 1st door it is solid. Grab the 1st door and shake it. If it moves, open and close harder and voila: it is tight.
At least on my van.
Mike
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