<VV> A reason to worry?

[charles mckinley]

Ken, see my comments marked **** below. And thanks for the advice!
Cheers,
Chuck

On Fri, 2013-01-04 at 09:06 -0500, Ken Pepke wrote:
> Lack of lubrication is the most like possibility … wear, not so much.  
> 
> The chances of the right door latch having the same amount of wear is most unlikely and you did say 

> 'It can occur to either door about equally.'  
> 
> You also said 'When I slam it shut, it seems OK for the Moment.'  Does that mean it stays latched 

> until after the next time to door is opened or does it mean it is likely to happen again before 

> the door is operated?

**** After I slam the door shut, it stays shut, and doesn't happen again
until the car has been stopped and the door opened manually. It's
actually a fairly rare occurrence. 
> 
> Cornering the vehicle imparts a longitudinal torsion load which would be difficult to duplicate 

> on your garage floor.  It does not usually create the 'pinching' condition on a vehicle with a 

> 'B' pillar as discussed earlier.  It is less than likely that it would even partially unlatch 

> the door.  It is more likely that the door latches would hold a severely distressed car together.
> 
**** I suspect the incident yesterday morning in the parking lot
happened because I let the driver door close itself rather than giving
it a tug. In other words, it never really got securely closed.


> Ken P
> Wyandotte, MI
> 65 Monza 110hp 4 speed 2 door
> Worry looks around; Sorry looks back, Faith looks up.
>