A work-around that worked for me is this: Instead of just giving the open door a shove, keep a hold of the handle and put some "close" pressure on the door just as it closes. It sounds funky but it's better than multiple slams.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes > > The driver’s door on my 350SDL has been having a hard time latching - that > is, I > have to slam it to get it to close completely. > > This just started a few days ago, and there’s nothing that’s happened to > suggest something is broken. In all honesty, I’ve never had an issue with a > door latch on a Mercedes, so this is completely new to me. > > I looked at the strike and it doesn’t appear to be worn in any way that i can > tell. > When you slam the door is certainly latches and stays closed, so the > mechanism is certainly working. The strike is not loose. > > I’m wondering if the strike is simply worn out? > > I want to address this before it gets ugly and the door won’t latch at all. > I’m > going to do some googling and see what I can find out…. > > Thanks, > > Dan _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
