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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Jim on 19 September 2007, 22:23:40
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Tomorrow I'm going to repair the ripped out door strap tear on my drivers door (got the plates/repair kit from VX) but the door has no strap mechanism but I have a spare which I removed from a passenger side door, on the door strap there is an R on one side and a L on the other, is it the same part for both sides, can I use the part from the passenger side door to repair the drivers door by turning it upside down.
Cheers Jim
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not sure but you can let me know as my estate needs the same repair... :y
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Will do mate, it's the Black mv6 I'm repairing
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A front strap does either L or R at the front only. Does not fit the rear.
and vice versa, rear cannot fit on the front.
As I recall, it cannot simply be turned upside down as there is a clearance issue wthin the door itself. You need to turn the check strap only, leaving the plate with figure 8 spring, roller etc the same way up.
The stamped R or L goes uppermost and can be swapped from side to side by simply placing the figure of 8 spring portion in a vice, using a lever (screwdriver?) to remove the tension in the spring affair then turn the check strap rod the other way up.
If you are stuck, I have a spare in the garage and will take a few piccys in the morning showing what I mean. :y
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Pretty sure they're the same both sides so you can just turn em upside down, you probably have to take the check strap out of the mechanism and rotate that, but it's really easy to do with it removed from the door.
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ooooh an all Jock thread.....Jim do you have the part number of the repair kit? :y
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A front strap does either L or R at the front only. Does not fit the rear.
and vice versa, rear cannot fit on the front.
As I recall, it cannot simply be turned upside down as there is a clearance issue wthin the door itself. You need to turn the check strap only, leaving the plate with figure 8 spring, roller etc the same way up.
The stamped R or L goes uppermost and can be swapped from side to side by simply placing the figure of 8 spring portion in a vice, using a lever (screwdriver?) to remove the tension in the spring affair then turn the check strap rod the other way up.
If you are stuck, I have a spare in the garage and will take a few piccys in the morning showing what I mean. :y
I'ii give it a go in the morning only problem is I don't have a vice :'(
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Theres nothing fancy in the kit, other than a couple of mild steel plates and slightly lengthened screws. After seeing it, its probably something that could be knocked up with in most garages and save a few squids....
Jim - you fancy measuring the sizes of the plates including holes before you fit them and posting them up?
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ooooh an all Jock thread.....Jim do you have the part number of the repair kit? :y
Yep, I got it in the maintence section cheers.
I painted the repair plates today so I'II let the paint harden over night :y
Thanks to all the Jocks, Freedom!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D
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Theres nothing fancy in the kit, other than a couple of mild steel plates and slightly lengthened screws. After seeing it, its probably something that could be knocked up with in most garages and save a few squids....
Jim - you fancy measuring the sizes of the plates including holes before you fit them and posting them up?
Will do Mate :y
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You got a pair of size nines on the end of your legs? Need one screwdriver in one portion, held down with your boot, lever in the other portion, pull up with one hand to releive tension, use the other to turn the strap., then relax...
They teach you what kind of fieldcraft these days? What happened to improvise, adapt, overcome?? ;D
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You got a pair of size nines on the end of your legs? Need one screwdriver in one portion, held down with your boot, lever in the other portion, pull up with one hand to releive tension, use the other to turn the strap., then relax...
They teach you what kind of fieldcraft these days? What happened to improvise, adapt, overcome?? ;D
I'm only a size 7 is that OK ;D ;D
Remember I'm a driver if I have to get out of the car, I can't be arsed ;D ;D
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You got a pair of size nines on the end of your legs? Need one screwdriver in one portion, held down with your boot, lever in the other portion, pull up with one hand to releive tension, use the other to turn the strap., then relax...
They teach you what kind of fieldcraft these days? What happened to improvise, adapt, overcome?? ;D
I'm only a size 7 is that OK ;D ;D
Remember I'm a driver if I have to get out of the car, I can't be arsed ;D ;D
Size 7? Oh, thats OK, you have the added advantage of a much lower centre of gravity as well. ;D
Give me a call if your stuck.... :y
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You got a pair of size nines on the end of your legs? Need one screwdriver in one portion, held down with your boot, lever in the other portion, pull up with one hand to releive tension, use the other to turn the strap., then relax...
They teach you what kind of fieldcraft these days? What happened to improvise, adapt, overcome?? ;D
I'm only a size 7 is that OK ;D ;D
Remember I'm a driver if I have to get out of the car, I can't be arsed ;D ;D
Size 7? Oh, thats OK, you have the added advantage of a much lower centre of gravity as well. ;D
Give me a call if your stuck.... :y
Will do mate, cheers :y
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I can't remember if I added this to the Maintenance Guides sections, but here it is anyway... hope this helps.
(http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3173/omegadoorth5.jpg)
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(http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/5206/checkstrapud2.jpg)
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Cheers Mate :y
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I can't remember if I added this to the Maintenance Guides sections, but here it is anyway... hope this helps.
(http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3173/omegadoorth5.jpg)
Didn't see this picture in the guide but it makes things a lot clearer, cheers :y
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With all the help from the Scottish contingent on this thread, should we herinafter rename the door strap 'jock strap' in their honour??? Just a thought........
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With all the help from the Scottish contingent on this thread, should we herinafter rename the door strap 'jock strap' in their honour??? Just a thought........
Very Good ;D ;D
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I didn't have to swap mine round because I was simply re-fitting the driver's door mechanism that had broken off and was sitting in the bottom of the door. However I decided to seperate the strap from the mechanism so I could clean and re-grease it properly, and I could both remove and re-fit the check strap easily enough just using my hands. I just angled the check strap to minimise the amount of tension generated -- i could only get it as far as the first notch, but this is fine as that's the fully open position anyway which is where it needs to be to install it back into the door. Works a treat now just like the passenger door which has never caused any problems.
Saying that, the outer repair plate needs to be cut down quite a lot, or you won't be able to fit it into the cutout on the door. For this a vice and a good hacksaw are very useful, as is an angle grinder to round off the corners. You can do the corners with a file, but it'll take at least 10 times longer!
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I didn't have to swap mine round because I was simply re-fitting the driver's door mechanism that had broken off and was sitting in the bottom of the door. However I decided to seperate the strap from the mechanism so I could clean and re-grease it properly, and I could both remove and re-fit the check strap easily enough just using my hands. I just angled the check strap to minimise the amount of tension generated -- i could only get it as far as the first notch, but this is fine as that's the fully open position anyway which is where it needs to be to install it back into the door. Works a treat now just like the passenger door which has never caused any problems.
Saying that, the outer repair plate needs to be cut down quite a lot, or you won't be able to fit it into the cutout on the door. For this a vice and a good hacksaw are very useful, as is an angle grinder to round off the corners. You can do the corners with a file, but it'll take at least 10 times longer!
Cheers Mate, I've just got back from my local VX dealer and they told me that it's the same mechanism for both sides and all you do is turn it upside down :-/
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Job Done, The check strap is the same part number for both sides, for the drivers door make sure the R is on the up most side and for the passenger door make sure the L is on the up most side. And I didn't have to cut or re-shape the plates
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[size=14]After:[/size]
(http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/275000-275999/275300_295_full.jpg)
(http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/275000-275999/275300_296_full.jpg)