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| red_johnny | Door Rattle | ||
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What causes a door to rattle? Sounds like a hammer when I hit a bump down the road and its been doing this ever since I owned it. I really never thought about asking about it until today. I looked for signs of rubbing a few months ago and I think I will post pictures of that latter today if I get a chance.
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Posted on: 2008/1/27 14:53
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| 94z07 | RE:Door Rattle | ||
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Worn hinge pins and mis-aligned striker come first to mind.
From outside the car, watch as the door closes to see if it moves up when it latches. |
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Posted on: 2008/1/27 15:51
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| red_johnny | RE:Door Rattle | ||
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Ok, will do. I changed out the hinge pins in a car before boy that was a pita.
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Posted on: 2008/1/27 15:59
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| Notorious | RE:Door Rattle | ||
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Especially on cars like coupes, hardtops and convertibles, the doors tend to turn into real pieces of crap as the car ages. At some point, just plan on replacing every wear item inside. On your car, it wouldn't be a bad idea to update to the later regulator design too. There's not much to it, I'm told. A friend of mine did it on an '86 and said it was no big deal. They're a better design, faster and much more trouble-free.
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Posted on: 2008/1/27 16:00
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| red_johnny | RE:Door Rattle | ||
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Your talking the power window regulator? I want to do that, the PS already had it done and I would love to do it to the drivers side as I go into a military base all the time and putting up and down the window is like watching poop slide down a small hill
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Posted on: 2008/1/27 16:58
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| red_johnny | RE:Door Rattle | ||
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Holy Moly them things are expensive. Do any other cars carry the same set up that would bolt up? I want to do this but at 100 bucks for one side its a bit out of reach for me right now.
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Posted on: 2008/1/27 17:02
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| bogus | RE:Door Rattle | ||
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Ok... inside the door, there are a number of felt pads that do wear out. That's the #1 thing I would check.
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Posted on: 2008/1/27 18:36
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| NC Kid | RE:Door Rattle | ||
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This is what I think Bogus is referring to. The window rattles beacuse they are either worn or missing. They are fairly cheap. You might considering insulating the doors as well. Midamerica sells the kit for around 40ish.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?pf_id=40932&dept_id=1445 |
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Posted on: 2008/1/27 23:44
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| red_johnny | RE:Door Rattle | ||
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Cool I will check that. It would make sence that would be the problem and I could knock that out when I do the new power window regulator.
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Posted on: 2008/1/27 23:49
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| NC Kid | RE:Door Rattle | ||
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Cool I will check that. It would make sence that would be the problem and I could knock that out when I do the new power window regulator. My windows rattle alot and I know thats why. They are really floppy. Plus the inner/outer seals are shot so.... |
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| Horsepower844182 | RE:Door Rattle | ||
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Especially on cars like coupes, hardtops and convertibles. That about covers all the bases don't you think? lol |
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| red_johnny | RE:Door Rattle | ||
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its the windows. I listened to it today and its the rear of the window which makes it sound like the door.
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Posted on: 2008/1/28 14:36
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