S3 Door latch

[Terry Posma]

After a bit of fettling I have managed to get the drivers door to close with a reasonable amount of force, ie not too much. It is still a bit more than the passenger side and does not close with the same authority.

I opened up the latch to clean it and look at the wear and I found that the star wheel looks a bit worn on one side. See photo.

Lotus Elan S3 driver side door latch

Does anyone know whether you can purchase the star wheels separately or for that matter the latch?

[Craven]

Locks are the same as the Austin Morris 1100 1300 range in same era, you should be able as I was to find s/h complete locks go for those fitted to the rear doors as the ones I found were unworn and like new. It was the worn striker plate that caused a problem, terrible door rattle.
Just noticed you’re in Australia so my spare lock parts probable not much help.

[Terry Posma]

Thank you for the reply.

There were a few Morris 1100s sold in Aust, including to my mother, but few left in existence.

If you have a spare drivers side to sell I would be happy to pay the cost plus postage.

Cheers.

[Craven]

Sorry can't help how about,

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