Door Stop Rebuild, After R&R both doors produce loud clicks upon opening |
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Door Stop Rebuild, After R&R both doors produce loud clicks upon opening |
North Coast Jim |
Apr 19 2018, 05:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 323 Joined: 11-December 15 From: Northern Ohio Member No.: 19,450 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Rebuilt both the door stops with 914 Rubber kits last year. Kits were from a purchase made in early 2017 IIRC, could be earlier. Doors open and close fine BUT both closures produce loud clicks upon closure of the door. Opening of the doors adds a loud pop to the clicks. Both are lubricated but no relief is found.
What I have noticed is the aluminum machined arms received have no vertical grooves where the wheels are to roll. The profile is smooth except for the closure stop points. I've looked at other door closures and this is the only difference I see - they have these vertical grooves. Anybody else has experience with these closures and can provide some input. Left an e-mail with Mikey but he must be flying or driving to Hershey. |
Rob-O |
Apr 20 2018, 07:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,252 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Somewhat agree with above. The holes on the piece on the door can get enlarged with repeated use. But I also think the hole in the new aluminum piece is too large. Take the pin and put it in the arm before you install it it in the car to compare.
But if I remember correctly the door stops can be rebuilt incorrectly. Where to put the rollers and springs is pretty self explanatory, but I think the orientation of the body of the stop mechanism itself can be wrong when installed in the car. I’m pretty sure I did this when I rebuilt mine. I don’t have a picture handy but Google a pic and it should show how it goes. But basically if it’s not fitting correctly you’d have to pull the mechanism, flip the arm upside down and reinstall the mechanism. By the way I also agree the arms should have the vertical lines in them. It helps the arm grab the rollers (so the rollers ‘roll’ along the arm). Without the lines the arm ‘slips’ through the rollers. Dave Sprinkle used to make these kits. I think on his kit the arms had the lines and were stainless, so less wear compared to the aluminum. Unfortunately Dave isn’t making his kits anymore. |
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