door aligment (difficult to close properly)

[roclist@accessconsulting.ca (Jason Adams)]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
To: "Foxx (in a box)" <foxxinabox@copper.net>; "scirocco list"
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: door aligment (difficult to close properly)


> --- "Foxx (in a box)" <foxxinabox@copper.net> wrote:
> >it has to be pushed pretty hard, but there is still about a
> > 1/8" gap.
>
> Following the "check the dumb stuff first" philosophy, did you loosen
> (that's "unloosen" in Kentucky) the latch pin and move it inboard?
> (hint: mark it's original location with a Sharpie first.).  15mm
> wrench.

I've a similar problem, except the pin sits too LOW so the latch on the door
really scrapes the bottom of the pin, Been getting easier to close as the
metal is wearing away from the pin and latch. Said pin only moves in / out
not up/down....

thnx

Jason Adams
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