andyjwill Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Hi Just joined TSSC and was hoping for some advice please. My herald 1200 1963 convertible driver door is out of alignment in that the top part is further away than the bottom. The car has a bit of tub spread that I have improved and this is the worst alignment issue I cannot resolve. The door needs to slammed shut hard and can be difficult to open as I guess it is catching on the striker plate. I've had the car 3 years and have regularly driven it but want to improve it now and get involved in the TSSC community. Thanks to anyone who can give me advice. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 There have been number of threads on here over the last year about body tub spread, worth doing a search while you're waiting for Pete Lewis to log in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Gee whizz thats a fit or not, have you adjusted the hinge to door or the packing hinge to bulkhead? first idea is the rear tub need more packers under the reward body mounts, thats the two on the diff crossmember and the chassis extension arms that will help the tapered gap as for the proud waist , have you over pulled the tub for a spread solution,? its unusual for the door to be proud at the waist to that extent Have the doors had a re skin?? whats the fit like to the a post and bonnet wing tails.¿ Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjwill Posted February 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Thanks Pete Afraid I'm a novice when it comes to all this terminology. I have used ratchets to pull try and resolve the tub spread and this was relatively successful. I don't think it has changed the proud waist. I haven't adjusted the hinges as wasnt too sure what to do. The fit to the bonnet is ok I think. Passenger door is ok. No evidence in history to show doors have been rescinded Thanks Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 The hinge to door is adjustable for in/ out flush fitting, there are also fibre packing between the hinge and the A post Each hinge has two bolts and a set screw fixing them to the door and three bolts fixing to the A post Do not overtightennthem as the caged plate is quite thin. the idea of the setscrew is you nip this and you can push the door around when its how you like it(or not) then lock the setting with the bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Andrew. Do you have the proper Triumph Work Shop Manual for this vehicle ?? If not, I would urge you to get one as it has a very detailed section on panel alignment; I think I may have pages relating to this and if I can find them I will scan FYI. Panel alignment is a methodical process which needs to be done in the correct order, rather than a couple of tweaks here and there with a dose of luck thrown in on the off chance it will sort itself out - the reality is somewhat different !! Pete has provided a good insight, but if I can find the paperwork it may help further. I will do my best. Good luck. Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Andrew. Not quite what I was hoping for - the b/w scans are for bonnet adjustments. However, if you do not have a WSM then a search on the Internet should be able to locate the publication and the page numbers shown on the scanned copies will be in the same areas as all body adjustments are carried out in that section. The colour pages are generic info. Good luck. Richard. SCAN 1.pdf SCAN 2.pdf SCAN 3.pdf SCAN 4.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Andrew. The following link gives the Herald WSM pdf in full: http://tecb.eu/onewebmedia/Herald,Spitfire,Vitesse.pdf Of note you need page 310 of 417 onwards for your door adjusting task. I hope the above will prove to be of assistance. Regards. Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 This is a link to a site showing the entire body fitting service notes booklet - well worth a printout if you can't find the original book for sale online. http://triumph-herald.com/bodynotes.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Can you post of a full side-on image of the car? This will show us the height relationship between the rear shell, door, bulkhead and bonnet. I suspect a poorly executed chassis rebuild, but the root cause could be in one of several different areas, Cheers, Bill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjwill Posted April 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Hi I've played around with bonnet and door striker plate and these are latest pictures if they can help Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Never thought of doing this Aussie fashion but you look to be making some good progress pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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