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Bus Discussion => Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) => Topic started by: Jim Blackwood on September 15, 2026, 11:53:00 AM
On the MCI D series what is the proceedure to adjust the bay door latches? I haven't managed to figure it out apparently.
Jim
Nevermind.
Hi Jim, I've been away for a while - what adjustment were you making to the door latches?
We have a 1993 DL3-45 and we did at one point need to fix a bay door which intermittently would come open while traveling down the road - especially during high wind or vehicle flex. It was kind of a small nightmare at certain points to have that fly open. The latch was not able to hold itself shut. And I could see no way to get to the adjusting bolt as there was a sheet metal bay wall in the way.
Or - was it a completely different situation?
Take care!, Phil
Quote from: plyonsMC9 on September 28, 2026, 10:03:19 PMHi Jim, I've been away for a while - what adjustment were you making to the door latches?
We have a 1993 DL3-45 and we did at one point need to fix a bay door which intermittently would come open while traveling down the road - especially during high wind or vehicle flex. It was kind of a small nightmare at certain points to have that fly open. The latch was not able to hold itself shut. And I could see no way to get to the adjusting bolt as there was a sheet metal bay wall in the way.
Or - was it a completely different situation?
Take care!, Phil
The early D's did flex a lot and the doors would come open ,MCI offered a upgrade to stop the flex, mine had the upgrade so I never look for a place to adjust the door latches ,you could see the door tighten when the air locks were engaged maybe you adjust the air locks ?
I'll have to snap a picture. There was a bolt which needed to be tightened. But somehow in the original Vantare conversion process, the bolt was made inaccessible. The fix was to drill through the bay wall, enabling a socket to reach the bolt head, allowing the latch to be properly aligned and then torqued into place.
I fixed it by heating and bending the lug outwards a little, then went inside and moved the latch plates into a better position. Fortunately the bay was empty so it wasn't that hard.
Jim