----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 11:58 AM
Subject: RE: [Ferrari] car door
issues
Steve -
Good to hear from you again!
If the door was hard to close, something is probably badly
misaligned. If it took significant pressure to close it, that same pressure in
the misalignment may be preventing the latching mechanism from
releasing.
Try putting significant pressure on the outside of the door
close to the height of the latching mechanism while someone else pulls the
release latch and then the door. You can also try putting pressure upward or
downward on the door doing the same thing. Basically you're just trying to
relieve the pressure on the latch that is keeping the normal release from
slipping off as it should. Be cautious to apply the pressure over a wide area
and with something soft as your sheetmetal is not very thick and you don't
want to leave impressions in it.
I had some similar closing issues with my 355 hood.
After a while I started to notice little wear marks on the catch that
indicated where the misalignment was rubbing, so it just took a couple of
minutes with a wrench to shift the catch slightly and now it opens and closes
normally again.
-- charles
Been following this, I don't think Steve said the door was locked, it
won't open either from the outside or the inside.
Not sure how the linkage is in a 348.
Is it like the 308?
I have had the panels off of mine, trying to get both of doors to unlock
with the key, no joy (luck), but I found the door opening linkage worked
straight forward.
Stephen
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 6:55
PM
Subject: [Ferrari] car door
issues
|
Hi
On most cars you can use a flat thin
piece of steel like a "slim jim" or hacksaw blade to spread the rubber
scraper away from the window glass, often enough to look inside wuth a
small flashlight. This is done in border contraband checks al the
time. If you can get enough space to get the nozzle of the WD40,
Liquid Wrench. etc into the problem area perhaps you can wash the
problem away. This is assuming it is lack of lubrication or congealed
lubricant?
Good luck
Dale |
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