Door Stop Rebuild, After R&R both doors produce loud clicks upon opening Options

[North Coast Jim]

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.

[raynekat]

I have the same problem and rebuilt mine completely with the 914 Rubber kit.
On my car the noise is NOT coming from the door pin but from within the door stop itself.
It's occurring on both sides and it's very loud.
I've taken the stops out and will look closer to see what is causing the noise in the next week or two.

[North Coast Jim]

I have the same problem and rebuilt mine completely with the 914 Rubber kit.
On my car the noise is NOT coming from the door pin but from within the door stop itself.
It's occurring on both sides and it's very loud.
I've taken the stops out and will look closer to see what is causing the noise in the next week or two.

Was still struggling with these closures until last week. Went to the local hardware store to try and find lighter duty springs to replace the originals. Found a set and rebuilt the closures. The "clicking" noise has stopped but as a result the stop force is down as well. I can live with it. Was also thinking of revising the height of the stop arm points. This is an attempt to allow a more gradual up and down ramp for the roller. The clicking occurs as the rollers falls away from the highest point on the stop arm.

[raynekat]

I have the same problem and rebuilt mine completely with the 914 Rubber kit.
On my car the noise is NOT coming from the door pin but from within the door stop itself.
It's occurring on both sides and it's very loud.
I've taken the stops out and will look closer to see what is causing the noise in the next week or two.

Was still struggling with these closures until last week. Went to the local hardware store to try and find lighter duty springs to replace the originals. Found a set and rebuilt the closures. The "clicking" noise has stopped but as a result the stop force is down as well. I can live with it. Was also thinking of revising the height of the stop arm points. This is an attempt to allow a more gradual up and down ramp for the roller. The clicking occurs as the rollers falls away from the highest point on the stop arm.

This was my thought as well.....that combined with "heavy" spring and the height of the stop arm, that the door stop was slamming within itself.
Looks like you've made a good attempt to revise the door stop itself.
I'll be doing the same in the coming week and will post my results.