Morris Minor Owners Club

N/S door catch on the 'B' post keeps backing off, resulting in the door only being half closed.
Tighten it as much as possible, but it only lasts a couple of slams.

How can I adjust this AND loctite it at the same time, or is their a better fix?

origionally there would have been a thicksh paper gasket behind it

aupickup wrote:origionally there would have been a thicksh paper gasket behind it

Well there clearly ain't now.

Just adjusted it yet again, and told the daughter to preferably not carry passengers!

Make a gasket out of thin rubber sheeting - something like an old car mat?

you might find that it is the door catch that is worn ie the bit that engages the catch on the B post,had same problem with my drivers side.If you look at the edge of the catch is it obviously rounded,therefore not holding. Mine was, so I carefully remade the edge with a file. No more slipping off the first lip onto the safety. Worked for me.Ten years on still ok.

Fit a new striker plate, you cannot expect everything to last forever.

If the striker plate keeps moving, make a gasket out of sandpaper.

katy wrote:If the striker plate keeps moving, make a gasket out of sandpaper.

WOW!!
Just logged on to say..I've this evening made cut and fitted a gasket out of 180 grit sandpaper!!

I'll report back to let you know if it's worked.

mike.perry wrote:Fit a new striker plate, you cannot expect everything to last forever.

Indeed, and that'll be the next move if this mod doesn't work.

Doesn't actually look that worn tbh.

24 hours on, and still closing properly!

Sadly, 3 days on, and it's failed and started not closing fully yet again.

Now is this going to have to be a catch (door) or latch (b post) replacement I wonder....or both?