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Old 04-01-2020, 10:01 AM   #8
BlouDon
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Re: Door locks only when open and on 1st latch

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Originally Posted by geezer#99 View Post
I found the toothed gears centre pin gets worn enough on the housing to let the gear twist out of alignment.
Mine has some wear on that pin but it did not SEEM enough to be causing the problem. Can only be sure if I remove the entire mechanism, but since I now have a solution, not a high priority.
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