Cracking sound when opening / closing driver's door

AustinMaxi · 1st January 2017, 21:53

My driver's door makes two loud unpleasant cracking sounds when opening and another crack when closing. Its not the hinges but the metal strip that slides out of the door on opening and back in when closing.

Is it about to break and is it a simple fix?

marinabrian · 1st January 2017, 21:56

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Originally Posted by AustinMaxi

My driver's door makes two loud unpleasant cracking sounds when opening and another crack when closing. Its not the hinges but the metal strip that slides out of the door on opening and back in when closing.

Is it about to break and is it a simple fix?

The bolt which secures the strap to the A pillar, or the two nuts securing it to the door are slack Martin

In either case an easy fix

Brian

jonc3725 · 2nd January 2017, 08:40

Or corrosion the the strap which causes the roller to snap. All easy fixes

AustinMaxi · 3rd January 2017, 19:59

Thanks for the responses. I've tightened the nuts and bolts as much as I dare, as the two nuts on the door were a little slack. The one on the A pillar was tight. However its still making a snapping sound on most times the door is opened.

As I can't see what the strap goes into inside the door, I'll use a mirror at the weekend to take a look.

Santara man · 3rd January 2017, 23:13

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Originally Posted by AustinMaxi

Thanks for the responses. I've tightened the nuts and bolts as much as I dare, as the two nuts on the door were a little slack. The one on the A pillar was tight. However its still making a snapping sound on most times the door is opened.

As I can't see what the strap goes into inside the door, I'll use a mirror at the weekend to take a look.

You need some white grease on the check strap vaseline will do in fact any kind of grease will do if you have no white grease.....like any moving part they need lubrication occasionally.

crown · 5th January 2017, 15:14

Replace it with another one. I had the same problem.

Mark 😃

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zedhed · 5th January 2017, 16:54

a little trick I found on the vectra c forum was to turn the check strap around.dont know how the 75 check strap is layer out but it certainly worked on my missus signum

COLVERT · 5th January 2017, 19:14

Try squirting in some WD 40.

That seems to get in where other things struggle. It will give you an idea if it's lubrication that it needs.

If so then the white grease mentioned above is the way to go.---

jonc3725 · 5th January 2017, 19:26

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Originally Posted by AustinMaxi

My driver's door makes two loud unpleasant cracking sounds when opening and another crack when closing. Its not the hinges but the metal strip that slides out of the door on opening and back in when closing.

Is it about to break and is it a simple fix?

Here you go mate

Look at post 32.

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...=216283&page=4

The cracking was due to corrosion and wear as you can see on the post. I changed mine out for good second hand units.

COLVERT · 6th January 2017, 18:31

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Originally Posted by jonc3725

Here you go mate

Look at post 32.

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...=216283&page=4

The cracking was due to corrosion and wear as you can see on the post. I changed mine out for good second hand units.

Thank you for that interesting set of pics. Must have taken you ages to upload them to the forum.--

You dumped the catches but from your pic they didn't look too bad.--

Could they have been saved ??

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AustinMaxi Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 122 Thanks: 6 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Thanks for the responses. I've tightened the nuts and bolts as much as I dare, as the two nuts on the door were a little slack. The one on the A pillar was tight. However its still making a snapping sound on most times the door is opened. As I can't see what the strap goes into inside the door, I'll use a mirror at the weekend to take a look.

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zedhed Posted a thing or two zt saloon turbo Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Tipton Posts: 1,461 Thanks: 1 Thanked 167 Times in 132 Posts	a little trick I found on the vectra c forum was to turn the check strap around.dont know how the 75 check strap is layer out but it certainly worked on my missus signum

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COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	Try squirting in some WD 40. That seems to get in where other things struggle. It will give you an idea if it's lubrication that it needs. If so then the white grease mentioned above is the way to go.---