1965 valiant advice

moparkrazed said

Thanks valiant, the doors arnt slamming just one not staying closed. I looked at this am and the sooner wheel (looks like a star) freely spins. I think there is something missing behind the door panel. I’ll crack it open and take a look but it could use some oil. My uncle was fighting cancer for a while so he had no energy to work on the car, so it’s been sitting under his car port for a while.

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Just took a look at my 65 valiant. Looking at the star latch on the drivers door, it turns freely counterclockwise. You can hear a tooth ratcheting (clicking) as you turn it. I was able to turn it very slightly clockwise until it stopped, assuming it hit that ratchet.

If you can turn it either direction freely & there's no resistance/clicking sound, the ratcheting mechanism in there has likely bit the dust.

Hope that helps. Let us know what you find out.