soobenthusiast Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 My left front door on a 93 Legacy is really struggling to open from the inside, I'm suspecting it's in the actual latch mechanism. Do 95-99 Legacy latches work, or am I stuck looking for a 1st gen donor car?They are unfortunately quite rare here in MI.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 First gen only, NLA from Subaru, and yes they all do that. There is a spring in the latch that wears it's retaining hole and so hasn't got the correct tension to keep the lock mechanism from interfering with the latch operation. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I've fixed these by adding a small spring between the mechanism (in the curved part at the bottom of the opening) and the latch "frame" to assist the older, failed spring. Takes a very small spring from the hardware store. Probably won't work forever, but seems to do the trick.....the ones I've fixed have lasted years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I've also carefully drilled a hole next to the old spring and added a tiny screw to adjust the pre-load on it. But this takes some precision to accomplish. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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