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Old 8th Jan 2024, 00:44
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Originally Posted by Loose rivets
Flynerd You're looking straight at the locking bolt, end on. I'd imagine the centre hole is a machine turning indent, though I'm surprised it's there at all.


The length of that roller pin is still worrying me. Given that the door can move forward/aft a tad, the locking bolt is very near the end edge of that roller pin.
That was my first observation also. The pin appears to barely reach to where the locking bolt is located. Given the (apparent) lightweight construction of this door (composite?) it would not take much central outward flex, shortening the lateral distance between the guides, to clear them completely.

Last edited by LapSap; 8th Jan 2024 at 00:56. Reason: corrected "door" not "plug"
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