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[Markjay]

[Jim]

Cheers Mate

[Jim]

I can't remember if I added this to the Maintenance Guides sections, but here it is anyway... hope this helps.



Didn't see this picture in the guide but it makes things a lot clearer, cheers

[alanfp]

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........

[Jim]

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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[Paul M]

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!

[Jim]

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 :-/

[Jim]

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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