Door "Click Click" - Round 2 Fix *UPDATE*!!
Hi all,
I had the dreaded door hinge "click click" when I bought my "R" in 2015. I used the method described by Dicktator in this post in order to correct the problem. That fix worked great ... up until this past week when the "click click" started up again.
The pictures below show the result of two years in a rust-inducing environment (caveat: I live near the ocean so fighting rust is an ongoing affair with all my vehicles). The "shoulder" portion of the bolt has a clear indent where the door hinge fitting made contact over the past two years. This allows enough gap for the spring portion of the hinge to "click click" again.
When I made the initial repair in 2016, the hardware store did NOT have stainless fittings, so I went with regular steel. Not the best long-term fix. Getting this (now rusted) part off was a PITA! The torx fitting of the shoulder bolt was rusted enough that it stripped out immediately and the round head made it nearly impossible to get a good grip on it ... I ended up using a small set of vise grips, but even that slipped a few times. The nut was rusted to the bolt and I had to soak it with a spray lube/anti-seize to loosen it up. Then off to the hardware store. I decided I would NOT use the same Torx-headed shoulder bolt.
This time, I found a Stainless Steel Clevis Pin (cotter bolt) of the same diameter as had been drilled out for the first fix (3/8") and 1" in length. The 3/8" diameter clevis pin is a VERY snug fit and immediately stopped the "click click". Hopefully the stainless steel will last longer than 2 years. See pics.
Hi all,
I had the dreaded door hinge "click click" when I bought my "R" in 2015. I used the method described by Dicktator in this post in order to correct the problem. That fix worked great ... up until this past week when the "click click" started up again.
The pictures below show the result of two years in a rust-inducing environment (caveat: I live near the ocean so fighting rust is an ongoing affair with all my vehicles). The "shoulder" portion of the bolt has a clear indent where the door hinge fitting made contact over the past two years. This allows enough gap for the spring portion of the hinge to "click click" again.
When I made the initial repair in 2016, the hardware store did NOT have stainless fittings, so I went with regular steel. Not the best long-term fix. Getting this (now rusted) part off was a PITA! The torx fitting of the shoulder bolt was rusted enough that it stripped out immediately and the round head made it nearly impossible to get a good grip on it ... I ended up using a small set of vise grips, but even that slipped a few times. The nut was rusted to the bolt and I had to soak it with a spray lube/anti-seize to loosen it up. Then off to the hardware store. I decided I would NOT use the same Torx-headed shoulder bolt.
This time, I found a Stainless Steel Clevis Pin (cotter bolt) of the same diameter as had been drilled out for the first fix (3/8") and 1" in length. The 3/8" diameter clevis pin is a VERY snug fit and immediately stopped the "click click". Hopefully the stainless steel will last longer than 2 years. See pics.
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