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[Christian]

The last week or so my Drivers door as been clanking like hell, its very stiff to operate door and somtimes feels like its imposible to close.

Is there anything i can do to this, tried Copper grease no joy, i want to disconect it for the moment until i buy another, i cant leave it for another few days as it feels like its pullung the door apart inside!

What can i do for the time being?

Thanks for the help in advance.

[vauxfan2k]

spray some thinner lubricant into the mechanism that the check strap slides into, also if its clunking that means the plastic bush round the bolt holding it to the post is fubar'd

a few pence from vaux  

[Christian]

Nope the bolt and bush its self is absolutally fine and has no movement, its all coming from internally, do think its the grease that as not worked its way inside?

Ile spray some UB 40 into it then and work it.

But man does it sound bad, a nice looking car sounds so rough when the door opens!

[vauxfan2k]

you can change the mechanism, but it means you have to take off the door panel, the 2x 10mm bolts are accessed from outside the door, but the metal plate that they screw into falls down inbetween the skins of the door if you dont hold it from the inside (hence the need to take panel off)

[Christian]

Yea i did look at that , its easy enough i spose but ile try lubing it for the moment.

Will try it tomo at work!

Does seem to bad tho for a bit of Lube, but ile see.  

Just one day it did this!  

[Kevin Wood]

If it's already jamming I would change the strap mechanism and fit the reinforcing kit while you're at it before it does any more damage to the bracket inside the door.

Kevin

[Christian]

Whats Reinforcing kit is this mate?  

[Andy B]

I think if it's jamming the damage has already been done. It'll be jamming against the remnants of the front skin of the door. My passenger door started like that, and had already ripped the door where the strap bolts to it. Both my front doors have been bodged repaired with a reinforcing plate on either side of the front skin of the doors.

[Christian]

Where does it stem from tho (this problem)

Because it never used to do it then all of a sudden one day i opened the door and Clack!

Tbh im a bit scared of fully opening the door incase i cant close it again (unless i undo from A pillar)

Looked like tghe part of the door has " slightly" cracked like half a mm so unsure!

If i disconected it for now ( A pillar side) and Forced it in , would it be ok for time being or would it cause collision faults ?

[Entwood]

The whole cause is the little white bush .. it might look ok but if it's worn it stops the strap rotating (swinging) as it moves in and out, this puts stress on the rollers which leads to stress on the supporting metal which acts like a Rolf Harris Wobble Board ... thus the noise .. and every noise is another death knell to the metal .... called metal fatigue.

For the 2 minutes an 20 p cost .. change the bush, and as said .. go for the reinforcing plates ..

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152902108

[Kevin Wood]

Sorry - I thought the following had already been posted.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152902108

Not sure of the sequence of events but the bushes at the connection to the door pillar wear quickly. Maybe they sieze and put more load on the rest of the check strap?

On the other hand, on the one strap that I have changed the roller on the end of the spring that runs along the strap internally had broken up.  This may have caused it to jam.

The internal bracket is also prone to splitting hence the reinforcement kit but personally I think this is a consequence of the strap jamming rather than the root cause.

I have found the strap mounting screws (into the door) work loose and cause it to "clunk" too.

Finally, the brackets on the door pillars pull away where they have been spot welded to the door. All in all the whole mechanism is very feeble for what is a heavy door.

Kevin

[Christian]

Trouble is ( no problem with money now) is that on ebay the strap is like 40 quid, is this a normal price?

Thanks for the help so far!

[HolyCount]

Trouble is ( no problem with money now) is that on ebay the strap is like 40 quid, is this a normal price?

Thanks for the help so far!

Have a peep in the parts for sale section and see if any of the regular breakers can sort out a strap for you

[Christian]

Trouble is ( no problem with money now) is that on ebay the strap is like 40 quid, is this a normal price?

Thanks for the help so far!

Have a peep in the parts for sale section and see if any of the regular breakers can sort out a strap for you

Ah Ah good point !

[Kevin Wood]

The one I did was on another member's car but I'm sure he said it was not that expensive.

Kevin