Creaking drivers door

[apole]

Hi guys,

My drivers door creaks quite badly when going over bumps etc, at least I hope it's my door and not my hip !!

Anyone had this and managed to fix it? All the other doors are fine. Wondering if I grease up the lock mechanism and maybe play around with the adjustment, although it opens and closes fine.

Andy

[westonwarrior]

Are you certain its the door? when shut it should not move enough to creak,at least i would think not
mine creaks a bit over bumps, I changed the drop links and think it may just be the springs as has been suggested.

[apole]

Hi,

I'm certain it is the door, you can hear it quite clearly and if you open it a bit the noise stops.

Andy

[mikeonb4c]

Might it be the door card (trim panel) and could you test that theory by removing it and nipping round the block?

[oldgit]

When mine creaked it turned out to be the door trim rubbing against the dash trim, sprayed it with dashboard shine, very slippery, and that cured it.Every now and then I have to spray it again.

[helen&tony]

Hi
I concur with that ....mine does the same....silicon spray....great invention
Cheers
Helen

[apole]

Hi,

Glad to report the noise has now gone, I sprayed silicon grease into the door latch mechanism, I'm sure that was it. Anyway the noise is no more which is great.

Thanks for your help.

Andy

[bigdaddycain]

That was a cheap handy tip oldgit and H&T...I'll try to remember that one! Glad it's sorted apole, it must have been driving you mad!

[apole]

Oh yeah, it was getting very annoying. I've treated all the doors as a precaution.

I guess it's like a trailer when the towball isn't greased, that can get very creaky.

Glad it's gone now, you really notice the difference.

Andy

[Magwa]

I thought mine was creaking but it was a plastic kinda sound.
I took a look at the driver side of the dash and next to the door found some loose plastic wedges ( as used in double glazing window fitting) pushed them back where they belonged and

Hey presto

No creaking

try your dash area first!

I just put back a previous owners fix and it works!

Good luck