[ROVER Cabby]

My Drivers door on the Cabby has some slop to it, seems to catch the striker hard and needs a little lift to engage properly.

I had a look at the components on Rimmers, but does anyone know the exact cause and solution before I do something dumb like ordering all new hinges and pins etc.

Although, a new check strap wouldn't go a miss.






4 - Upper Hinge (Out of Stock)

5 - Lower Hinge

8 - Check Strap

10 - Check Strap Pin

[Mr Teddy Bear]

Have you tried to watch the hinge while picking up the door?

Is it frameless? perhaps try taking up the slop with a scissor jack with a block under the door bottom?

[crepello]

Hinges for 3-dr have been NLA for some years, unless some more have turned up since I looked. My 3-dr hatchback
had the same problem. As these doors are longer, there's more load on the hinge pins than in the 4- & 5-dr.

I diagnosed it as wear at the hinge pins, and lifted a door off to investigate. This is possible without unbolting the
hinges if the door is opened wide enough. On mine, the pins weren't obviously worn, but the mating holes were. I
discovered that a quality design job had been done, and the holes were bushed with oilite bushings. It was possible
to drift the bushes out for replacement. Unfortunately, I couldn't trace exact replacements, and ended up with a
PTFE-lined equivalent, similar to this.
Note, I'm not sure at this distance in time that this is the exact size I used.

[220 GSi turbo]

Maybe it would be worth taking a chance on a 5-door hinge and extracting the bushes from it

[961tat]

I have good hinges for cabriolet and door straps

[ROVER Cabby]

On mine, the pins weren't obviously worn, but the mating holes were. I
discovered that a quality design job had been done, and the holes were bushed with oilite bushings.

It was possible to drift the bushes out for replacement. Unfortunately, I couldn't trace exact replacements, and ended up with a
PTFE-lined equivalent, similar to this.
Note, I'm not sure at this distance in time that this is the exact size I used.

Interesting, ive saved that site, they are cheap enough, it's a ways off yet, but once stripped i'll get the calipers out and check sizes.

Did it fix your issue?

Maybe it would be worth taking a chance on a 5-door hinge and extracting the bushes from it

Another interesting idea, do you think that could be feasable?

I have good hinges for cabriolet and door straps

My lack of surprise can't be shown via typing here *laughs*.

[crepello]

Did it fix your issue?

Pretty much!

I did similar to the windscreen wiper spindle bushes to stop the arms catching the bonnet edge as it
was lifted. Not so successful, I think the arms were actually slightly curled with age.

[ROVER Cabby]

Keeps my options open then.