41 Commercial PU question

[Mart]

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.

[41 Ford PU]

Fordyford: If there were no weatherstripping seals except for the bottom, how did one keep the wind from whistling thru the cab?
Also, is there any welting around the hood? I have rubber bumpers on each side and welting on each side as well. You can't keep the bumpers from bunching up the welting. When it is closed and "right" the welting looks nice, but closing it is a pain.

Mike

[41 Ford PU]

I didn't know the term was Wind Lace. That is what I was referring to as welting.
Now I can do a search on Wind Lace and see what comes up.
Thanks fordyford.

[Mart]

Originally Posted by Mart

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.

I found the video. It might help, it might not, but it might give you some ideas.

https://youtu.be/HHtP6C45_Dc?si=bGsnlt5WCWqfC5mJ

I start messing with the door at around the 29 minute mark.

Mart.

[41 Ford PU]

Mart: I think my problem is that I don't have the proper windlace on the doors.
The PO put in some sort of rubber strips inside the door area and everything is binding on that. Either I have to remove it and put in the correct windlace, or change it to something more pliable, like a tubing that will collapse when the door is closed. The windlace is my first chose.

Floyd & 38bill: I'll put a dab of lube on the dovetail and latch are just to help things out.

fordyford: So, I have rubber buttons on the hood and the welting on the fenders. Do I assume that the rubber buttons are correct? If so, where do I cutoff the fender welting. It goes all the way from the floorboard between the body and the fender forward along the hood. Then down between the fender and the radiator grille. One continuous run.

Mike