Stuck driver door

[Sean Roth]

My driver door all of a sudden started getting stuck. I have to pull it really hard to open it. Any usual suspects I should check?

SF Roth

[Odd]

FHC or DHC door?

[Sean Roth]

Convertible.

I think Drop Head..... Assuming that means rag top??
SF Roth

[John Clancy]

It's not unusual with the floppy drophead body. The knack is to pull the lever (the inside lever) and with your other hand give the door a bloody good whack in the middle. Others can advise you better but that's essentially it.

As far as I know, this doesn't happen with the coupe. I've certainly never had it in 30 years and I've had just about everything else in that time.

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[dursleyman]

Check that the anti-burst catch is lubricated and not sticking.

Russ

1981 TR7 Sprint DHC
Dursley
UK

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[TR Tony]

Agree with Russ, clean & lubricate the anti burst catch above the lock on the door pillar.

Tony

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[Sean Roth]

Is that part of the lock assembly?

SF Roth

[whitenviro]

It is separate from the main latch. It is the upper catch on the rear of the door frame. Spray it well with penetrating oil until the sliding wedge part of the latch will move in and out freely. Then I blew out the oil and dirt with compressed air and worked some light lithium grease in under the wedge. I've had no problems with them since.


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[tr7jim]

On cleaning up the anti-burst catch it should spring in and out e.g not stick at all.

I good knock on the inner door helps and sometimes just moving the car will help into a different position.

Jim

[jclay (RIP 2018)]

The latch is really a wedge in a housing mounted to the door frame. Question: When you open your door, do you hear a clicking sound about 5 seconds later? That wedge gets gunked up with dirt and sticks. When you open your door it should move immediately. Spray the whole thing with WD40, then use your finger to free the wedge until it slides freely. Clean everything up and oil the latch with some engine oil.

There are several components of the drop heads that have been left out of you usual catalog illustrations like this door anti burst latch and the window stop.

Clay

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