mojo247
Active Member
Was that rod adjustable on yours?
On mine I could screw it up or down where it attached to the latch end.
I could alter it's length to fit either handle hole which was lucky because the replacement latch wasn't exactly the same as the original and I had to play around with rod lengths.
Tried different holes and rod lengths until I was happy hence my confusion over what hole I eventually settled on...
It failed again a few days later
Look at my first pic (that's the old latch) the opposite end of that lever I'm pointing at, it narrows to a thin 'finger' which locates in a hole. As that lever moved up it would sometimes pop out of its hole and the door wouldn't open.
I traced the issue to slack internal to the latch that the original didn't have so basically the britpart latch wasn't fit for purpose.
Luckily I hadn't yet fitted the door card as I was waiting on new card clips so I could still get in and out.
I fixed the new latch by drilling a hole and using a split pin and washer to stop it popping out.
It was adjustable but I didn't fiddle with it too much. I remember what you said about it not to be under tension and using the top hole did just that!
I did replace the latches with decent ones but I guess over the years they just eventually need some oil!
