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Mart · 03-27-2025, 07:28 AM

When dealing with door fit problems you need to remove the door striker plate and the alignment wedges if fitted. See how the door shuts. It should just fit into the aperture without touching anywhere and go further inboard than where it would normally fit. if it stops short and you have to force it shut you have something fouling. Carefully inspect everything and locate the interference. Remedy it which normally involves bending, hitting with a hammer or twisting. The hinges themselves might need bending, either by clamping together and pulling the door open or putting something in between the hinges and pushing the door shut.
I had this problem on my 1955 Anglia and it was the area where the check strap attaches. It had been pulled out of shape and needed to be knocked back into place.

I showed it in one of my videos but can't find which one.

Mart.

03-27-2025, 07:28 AM	#13
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 9,240	Re: 41 Commercial PU question When dealing with door fit problems you need to remove the door striker plate and the alignment wedges if fitted. See how the door shuts. It should just fit into the aperture without touching anywhere and go further inboard than where it would normally fit. if it stops short and you have to force it shut you have something fouling. Carefully inspect everything and locate the interference. Remedy it which normally involves bending, hitting with a hammer or twisting. The hinges themselves might need bending, either by clamping together and pulling the door open or putting something in between the hinges and pushing the door shut. I had this problem on my 1955 Anglia and it was the area where the check strap attaches. It had been pulled out of shape and needed to be knocked back into place. I showed it in one of my videos but can't find which one. Mart.