"floppy" door latch

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nitro_rat

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The driver door latch on my 68 Dart is floppy. It flops closed when the door is open so when you close the door BANG!!!! against the closed latch. It's quite annoying. Is there an easy fix?
 
Remove the latch assembly from the door. Clean, inspect, and lubricate it. Theres probably a spring that's either broken or stuck, allowing it to flop closed.
 
There were some subtle differences in those latches those years. I'd get a genuine '68 latch if I were you. '67, '68, and '69 all have different part numbers, so, something changed. '69 started the forward lock knob position, so, I'm pretty sure that one would be different. Not sure why '67 would be different. Maybe the way you could lock the door or open it without the key or by pulling on the knob?
 
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