Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan

Posted by HH56 On 2018/6/28 10:16:00

Good point. The latches have the single bar which moves inward to clear the striker and release the door. Possibly something is preventing the bar from moving all the way outward when the door is closed thus not allowing the mechanism to let the handle shaft rotate the full travel to bring the handle level.

It would seem an easy way to check for that possibility is to open the door. If the handles are level when the door is open look for misalignment or the striker being too close preventing the bar from extending. If the handles are still tilted when the door is open then wear or a weak spring would be more likely and the extra pull of a wire rope might help.