Passenger door hard to open/close

[jpctln]

I recently replaced the door hinge pins and bushings in my '93 LX, and the driver side door opens and shuts with ease. The passenger side door, on the other hand, requires a little force to pull out the handle, and just as much to shut the door. Neither of the doors sag anymore, and I was thinking that the striker bushing should be replaced until I noticed that the driver side bushing was equally worn, and doesn't give me any problems. I was just wondering if anyone knows what's going on and makes it so difficult to manipulate this door.

 

[88stangmangt]

same thing with the 87lx i had you had to put some @ss into that handle to get it to open.

 

[jpctln]

Yea I'm also afraid the handle is gonna break on me. Do you think there's a problem with the latch...can it be loosened or anything?

 

[88stangmangt]

never got around to it on that lx before i sold it.

 

[prehall]

jesus! me too! i just broke both my handles in fact....im quite pissed and i wish i had a solution

---89 lx, soon to be 4.6 drop in---

 

[Ray III]

what, did it open hard BEFORE the new pins?

 

[jpctln]

Hmm this thread came back from the grave. Anyway, adjusting the strikers a little bit helped...a little bit. Whenever new people get into my car, I always have to tell them to pull the handle as hard as they can, then they can never get it open and I have to do it for them. It's really not THAT hard, they're just afraid they're going to break something.