Re: [ihc] When you 'SHUT' things TOO hard

["William Cunningham" <slypigs@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not knowing the condition of the body or body mounts, perhaps the door
is stuck due to sagging. I would try a bottle jack under the rocker,
below the door, to relieve some of the tension.
Now this is advise from someone with a Super Scout (no doors) so take
it with a grain of salt.

Willy

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:16:20 -0400
Wynne John M NPRI <WynneJM@domain.elided> wrote: 
> I know, I just recycled a subject line.  After reading the previous
> message about the hood latch, I recall a problem I ran into with my
> 76 Scout Terra.  In my rush to wrap everything up and store all of
> the odds and ends as I was getting mobilized with the Guard over a
> year ago, I put a little too much umph while shutting the driver's
> door.  Out of the corner of my eye I noticed that the door didn't
> quite line up with the skin of the rear quarter.  In fact, it now
> sits about 1/2 inch too far into the door jam.  The door will not
> open by the outside handle or inside handle.  Yanking and pulling
> only seems to rock the entire vehicle, and there is absolutely no
> indication that the door will open or even move the smallest amount.
>  There is a definite tension on the handle levers, so I know the
> linkage is still intact.
> 
> Short of using Tom's tool of choice and cutting the door's skin off,
> does anyone have any suggestions on how to get this door to open?  I
> no longer have spare doors, since I tried to be helpful to a fellow
> soldier once and gave away my spare doors, tailgate, and windshield
> frame, since this individual indicated that he REALLY wanted to fix
> up a Scout he had recently purchased.  I went through a few emotional
> states when I found out that he lost interest and threw away the
> Scout and all of the recently acquired parts!  Ok, the emotions are
> coming back...
> 
> Any way, has anyone ever removed the inner door panel and gained
> access by dismantling/destroying the latching mechanism?
> 
> Thanks for the help and talk to you later!
> John Wynne
> 76 Scout Terra