doors on the wonk

[Nafoff]

opened it tonight and the wind took it, it went right back pretty quickly

i shut the door and went into the gf's, when i came home i got in and closed the door, it didn't close properly, and then again when i got out when i got home, it seems to be hanging low..

any ideas?

on a valver

 

[kully]

your door bracket thing / hinge ?

 

[Nafoff]

helpful...lol

 

[Pep]

wind did this to me door, onto a f**king wall, massive flat spot, chipped the paint etc, so pissed off.

pretty sure its gonna cost me a lot to get fixed, gutted

 

[Nafoff]

mine didn't hit anything, just swung back

 

[j6 pkp]

pull it upwards GENTLY!

 

[Nafoff]

that was my plan of action........i like the gently bit, i am not the hulk

 

[clarkiev6]

you have probs bent a hige mate...be carefull if you try bending it back..

 

[Racingblue182]

Same thing happened to my old 1.2, wind took it, loud crack noise and the door always wobbled a bit when it was opened from then on.
Do the gently pulling up thing as already posted.

 

[Nafoff]

i have had a look, i was thinking it was the door pins if they are the 2 bolts above and below the hinge, if so it does look like that is where the play is, is it a case of new door pins or can i adjust these to suit?

also what tool do i need for the bolts as i can't really see them

 

[nathanH]

just slowly but agressivly pull the door up when fully open, the hinges are very strong as they are welded on so will need a good pull to bend back into alignment, wont need much tho, maybe also readjust the catch on the b pillar too.

 

[kiza1986]

Try tightening the bolts on the hinge??

 

[Dan@SJM]

SOrted it today, the door had actually lifted, leant on the door and its now sitting nicely.

 

[Nafoff]

^^^he's the man

shame i couldn't adjust the catch on the b pillar, the catch strap bolt had stripped the thread in the pillar straight out, was a task sorting that after a tool mechanic re threaded it with a 9mm thread..which if you didn't know are highly rare

sorted now though....cheers dan