Stroppe-Envy-77
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I spent the past two weekends doing an easy bit of maintenance on the hardware of both front doors while putting in some Dynamat*.
*Well okay, the Dynamat isn't the cheap part, but the other task is!
I used some Teflon lube to hit all the internal mechanisms for both the door latches and the locks. (This was actually spurred by the driver's door being hard to unlatch from the outside at times.) All the pivots and whatnot had gotten really dry in both doors, and pushing the outside buttons especially made them somewhat tough to operate.
What a difference! Everything has that "lubrity-smooth" feel to it now, and the doors open so much easier. I also put a bit of white lithium grease on the fulcrum on the inside handle and also the spring that counter-acts the window regulator. Total time (excluding the Dynamat) about 20 minutes per door.
It's just one of those little things you can do to make your Bronco feel a bit newer and better.
*Well okay, the Dynamat isn't the cheap part, but the other task is!
I used some Teflon lube to hit all the internal mechanisms for both the door latches and the locks. (This was actually spurred by the driver's door being hard to unlatch from the outside at times.) All the pivots and whatnot had gotten really dry in both doors, and pushing the outside buttons especially made them somewhat tough to operate.
What a difference! Everything has that "lubrity-smooth" feel to it now, and the doors open so much easier. I also put a bit of white lithium grease on the fulcrum on the inside handle and also the spring that counter-acts the window regulator. Total time (excluding the Dynamat) about 20 minutes per door.
It's just one of those little things you can do to make your Bronco feel a bit newer and better.
