saddlebag wont stay latched

[Motorpig]

Alright...i'm having a problem and need some advice....I recently lubricated all the hinges and moving parts on my saddlebags...NOW, my right saddlebag will latch closed BUT after riding for a few minutes it pops open. I was able to duplicate this by hitting the bottom of the bag a few times and i can easily get the latch to pop.

 

I have taken it apart and put it back together. Everything was tight and it is still doing it. I have not seen anyway of making the latches tighter and i'm in need of some help. This didnt happen before i lubed them so im thinking the lube has to wear off but im hoping someone has an idea...

[BuddyRich]

Did you check the hinge bolts? They get loose after a while. Maybe mis aligned when you close it. Also you should be able to hear 2 clicks when you close it.

[Motorpig]

Well...i tried just about everything, i cleaned all the lubricant off to get them back to the way there were but that didn't work, i took the entire saddlebag, hinges, hinge bolts, and locking mechanism apart and everything worked fine and was tight before i even started. I even swapped the latches with the other bag but they worked just fine on the other side...For some reason, the latch just wasnt going down far enough to properly lock...

So after long deliberation and a lack of any "good" ideas...i decided to use a hammer and straighten the latches a little bit...so instead of a 90 degree, there more like a 75 degree now...but hey...it worked! Like they say, "If your only tool is a hammer, you'll treat everything like a nail"

(Now i give it about a month or so before the latches break on me)