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[Turk]

Replace the plastic bush. Took a couple of minutes to do the job and the door is now perfect.
Up until then I had two almighty cracking sounds as I opened the door. Fixed in an instant.

Turk, would you say failure of the bushes is the catalyst for this problem. Putting too much strain on the door strap mounts because it's no longer rotating freely or smoothly?

It doesn't rotate, it just keeps the arm in the right position. Not sure whether it's a cause of check strap total failure, but there's certainly no loud cracking sound echoeing down the road when I open the door now.
It may not fix all, some may have get the plates too, but even that is no big deal.

[BettyBlu]

@Andy B:

hehe, you make it sound a doddle, and I've no doubt it probably is to you.
When I was removing the strap mechanism there just seemed to be all sorts of things in the way and I had to turn it around and fumble and turn some more until I found a gap that it fitted through and could then withdraw via the speaker hole.
There's no way I will remember that sequence of twist and turns in order to reverse the process. I've no idea what it looks like in there and I didn't want to disturb the pristine plastic sheeting over the rest of the door to have a look.
I appreciate I really should have more mechanical nous running a 12yr old car on a limited budget, but what other comfy, smooth, powerful and reliable car with >1800 litres of boot space could I possibly own?

@Turk: Surely it must rotate around the axis that is joined to the A post. Else it would just be fixed and no bushes required?

[Andy B]

@Andy B:

hehe, you make it sound a doddle, and I've no doubt it probably is to you.
When I was removing the strap mechanism there just seemed to be all sorts of things in the way and I had to turn it around and fumble and turn some more until I found a gap that it fitted through and could then withdraw via the speaker hole.
...... I've no idea what it looks like in there and I didn't want to disturb the pristine plastic sheeting over the rest of the door to have a look.
I .....

I doubt I'd have been able to do mine with  the plastic sheet still in place  You'll have to carefully remove it to anything in & around the door. You could do with a warmer day than it has been here, but if you carefully remove the sheet, you'll be able to replace it using the same goo it's held on with now.
The arm of the check strap just pokes through the front face of the door .... that's it 

[mudflap]

Many thanks for the tips everyone - nice little job for the weekend 
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[Foxycav]

oooo i'd best get some door bushes for my drivers door then

[ffcgary1]

Reinforcement plates avalible from vx, part No 9195961   x1 needed for each door.

[Andy B]

Reinforcement plates avalible from vx, part No 9195961   x1 needed for each door.

but you'll need two if the door is ripped where the stay should bolt, one inside the door & another cut top and bottom in the recess at the front face of the door where the stay pokes through. 

[Turk]

@Andy B:

hehe, you make it sound a doddle, and I've no doubt it probably is to you.
When I was removing the strap mechanism there just seemed to be all sorts of things in the way and I had to turn it around and fumble and turn some more until I found a gap that it fitted through and could then withdraw via the speaker hole.
There's no way I will remember that sequence of twist and turns in order to reverse the process. I've no idea what it looks like in there and I didn't want to disturb the pristine plastic sheeting over the rest of the door to have a look.
I appreciate I really should have more mechanical nous running a 12yr old car on a limited budget, but what other comfy, smooth, powerful and reliable car with >1800 litres of boot space could I possibly own?

@Turk: Surely it must rotate around the axis that is joined to the A post. Else it would just be fixed and no bushes required?

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The arm obviously pivots, but the bush doesn't move. Apart from allowing a very slight vertical movement,  my original bush appeared ok, but by Jingo did the door give an almighty crack until I got it changed.

[hotel21]

Reinforcement plates avalible from vx, part No 9195961   x1 needed for each door.

but you'll need two if the door is ripped where the stay should bolt, one inside the door & another cut top and bottom in the recess at the front face of the door where the stay pokes through. 

Agreed.  Pair per door....