New door latches

[retsoced]

Man, what a headache! I just bought some new door latches from Toms Bronco and they were a huge pain in the jar to get to fit right. I'm happy with the end result, but holy crap - I was not expecting to have to grind off a ton of the arms and bend a new latch rod in order to get the one to fit right. I'm not sure about the passenger side yet - I haven't gotten that far.

The end result is nice - the door latches super tight and easy - and I haven't even put the new striker plate in.

Maybe I was just in denial about how easy it should or shouldn't be.... :-" Oh well, on to the next side I guess....

 

[S_bolt19]

you shouldn't have to grind or cut any of the latch rods. They are adjustable. You should have just had to ***** them up or down. Pull the entire latch mechinism out of the door and it makes that adjustment a lot easier too.

 

[77bronco77]

im interested in getting some of these actully. My doors are a mess, right now the driver side door wont open from the outside. i found the problem thought, and the bar fell off entirerly but its just a huge pain to get that back on, any tips? i moved back to the engine bay after about an hour of messin with the stupid dorr <_<

 

[retsoced]

That would be cool if all my rods were adjustable, but they are all just steel rods with a 90 degree bend on each end. No threads. Now, as far as getting the latch rod back on - if it fell of the handle up top too - I would pull it out and get new clips to hold them n place - then reinsert the handle with the rod connected. Since the door handle just a ***** on the door skin, and a nut on the inside, that's easy.

Those little clips are a pain too, but if you have a small set of needle nose that will help a bit. Brush a bit od WD-40 on the very ends, and that will smooth things along too. But without the clips to hold them in place, it's just gonna fall out again.

 

[77bronco77]

That would be cool if all my rods were adjustable, but they are all just steel rods with a 90 degree bend on each end. No threads. Now, as far as getting the latch rod back on - if it fell of the handle up top too - I would pull it out and get new clips to hold them n place - then reinsert the handle with the rod connected. Since the door handle just a ***** on the door skin, and a nut on the inside, that's easy.
Those little clips are a pain too, but if you have a small set of needle nose that will help a bit. Brush a bit od WD-40 on the very ends, and that will smooth things along too. But without the clips to hold them in place, it's just gonna fall out again.

alright yah, my clips are gone. i saw a part of one but i didnt know if it came from the rod or not. Thanks for the help!

E-rice