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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Dnomro on 21 August 2010, 17:41:58

Title: Drivers Door
Post by: Dnomro on 21 August 2010, 17:41:58

Hey all,

I have got a problem with the hinge thingy(dunno what to call it) on the drivers side door.
just wondering if this is fixable or i just have to be carefull with it :-

The part in the center.
(http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz106/dnomro/DS1.jpg)


View looking from the top down.
(http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz106/dnomro/DSC_0079.jpg)

and looking from the ground up
(http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz106/dnomro/DSC_0080.jpg)

so the 2 studs are comming away on the same side (inside 2)
The door feels as though if does jump pretty hard from notch to notch on the metal arm.

Just knock it back in and get a couple of spot welds?

thanks  ;)

Title: Re: Drivers Door
Post by: Welung666 on 21 August 2010, 17:43:43

I've done a few of these now. Take the bolt and plastic ring out, knock it back in and a seam weld top and bottom. :y

Title: Re: Drivers Door
Post by: Dnomro on 21 August 2010, 17:49:45

Thanks  Welung   8-)  cheers mate

Title: Re: Drivers Door
Post by: Andy H on 21 August 2010, 21:30:35

Fit a new plastic bush to the bolt when you refit it (PN: 90462823 (19p +VAT retail)).

Mine has started the 'Click of Death'  :( so I am opening the door very gently at the moment until I can get to a dealer to get a new bush.

Title: Re: Drivers Door
Post by: kcl on 23 August 2010, 08:05:12

I've got the same problem but do not have a welder  :'( Does anyone know if there's enough room to put a bolt thgouhg the plate and pillar?

Title: Re: Drivers Door
Post by: Kevin Wood on 23 August 2010, 09:42:31

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I've got the same problem but do not have a welder  :'( Does anyone know if there's enough room to put a bolt thgouhg the plate and pillar?

The problem is that it's blind (no access to the rear as it's inside the pillar box section).

A rivet or rivnut would probably not be strong enough. Needs to be welded really, IMHO.

Kevin

Title: Re: Drivers Door
Post by: MickAP on 23 August 2010, 12:14:15

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Fit a new plastic bush to the bolt when you refit it (PN: 90462823 (19p +VAT retail)).

Mine has started the 'Click of Death'  :( so I am opening the door very gently at the moment until I can get to a dealer to get a new bush.

Mine started that the other day, and it has just had a new bush.
It was loose just needed nipping up :y

Mick

Title: Re: Drivers Door
Post by: kcl on 26 August 2010, 18:45:44

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I've got the same problem but do not have a welder  :'( Does anyone know if there's enough room to put a bolt thgouhg the plate and pillar?

The problem is that it's blind (no access to the rear as it's inside the pillar box section).

A rivet or rivnut would probably not be strong enough. Needs to be welded really, IMHO.

Kevin

Thanks for the info, now I'm not going to drill it just to find out it's blind  :y

Title: Re: Drivers Door
Post by: Steve Brookman on 26 August 2010, 19:49:00

Got the same problem-off to stealers tomorrow.

Title: Re: Drivers Door
Post by: Andy B on 26 August 2010, 20:21:26

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Got the same problem-off to stealers tomorrow.

You'd be better off going to a local body shop & asked them to run a weld around it. Vauxhall like nice easy jobs they can do with parts from the shelf.  ;)

Title: Re: Drivers Door
Post by: robson on 26 August 2010, 21:06:20

If this is welded with a MIG welder I assume that the alternator needs disconnection is it necessary to disconnect anything else