Hi Dave,

Did your cams turn free and do they have a lot of fore and aft play?
Too much cam play you'll see up to three sections of wear on the detent spring.
Eventually the detent cam will fall back and the detent spring will ride on the cam bracket and shoulder rivet and maybe the detent wont hold the door so well.

Thanks for the low down on removing the door.

If I find bare metal when doing this job, I'll hit it with paint on cold (90%) zinc. That's the next best thing to cold galvanize.

Is there a bullet connector to unplug to get the door off?
This is something that gives me the creeps since I realize that unplugging
old bullet connectors can open a can of worms. I just got the spare parts to replace the RSR connector from Dave Barton should I have to go near that.
I'll send you some photos of various crapped out bullet connectors that I
found in this car, if I can find your email address.

Best, Bill