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06-23-2004, 10:15 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Billings,
MT
Cobra Make, Engine:
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SPO 1862: Stiff Door Latch
The door latch on the passenger side is stiff; too stiff to allow the door to open without both holding the latch open and lifting on the door to free it. What can I adjust to get a better fit between the latching mechanism and it's counterpart on the door?
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A beautiful car, precisely assembled. Unfortunately I don't fit. Sold it after four hundred miles. Well, at least now I know a Cobra is not a car I can own.
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06-23-2004, 12:13 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Small Town,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham, Pond Aluminum 482FE
Posts: 349
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Steve,
On SPF1609, I had to take one washer/shim out of the jam side to make it close and open easier. It was sticking out too far and the door side was hitting it.
Joe
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06-23-2004, 02:03 PM
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Thanks, Joe. I'll look for the shims...
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A beautiful car, precisely assembled. Unfortunately I don't fit. Sold it after four hundred miles. Well, at least now I know a Cobra is not a car I can own.
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06-23-2004, 02:24 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Santiago,
Chi
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance, SP01874, Silver no stripes, 351W Sportsman II, 430 lb-ft, 415 HP by Eric @ PE, Ross, Ohio
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Steve,
We had the same problem with SP01870, driver's side. Pulling out one washer solved the problem.
Andrés
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06-23-2004, 02:59 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Bainbridge Island,
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'Had the same problem with 1735. Fussed with shims and thicknesses before settling on a good closure. Make sure you use ample white grease on the mating parts too. Once it's right, it's right for life.
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06-24-2004, 06:38 AM
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Removing one washer from the door jam catch did the trick. The latch works perfectly! Interestingly, the driver's side door has two washers, the passenger's side now has three.
Thanks for your help.
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A beautiful car, precisely assembled. Unfortunately I don't fit. Sold it after four hundred miles. Well, at least now I know a Cobra is not a car I can own.
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06-28-2004, 08:09 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: so cal,
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Cobra Make, Engine: I used to fix them for a living
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Once it is right, it stays right until somebody else pushes down on the top of the opened door, then it is adjustement time all over again. You gotts prevent people from using the top of the opened door as a load bearing surface while they slip in and out of the car.
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06-28-2004, 08:38 AM
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I'll watch for that. Thank you!
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A beautiful car, precisely assembled. Unfortunately I don't fit. Sold it after four hundred miles. Well, at least now I know a Cobra is not a car I can own.
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