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Had the car for 3 weeks now and still cant stop driving it but isnt it amazing how many little niggly bits you find tho nothing serious. Yet.!! Anyway,just a slight problem with the passenger door,it needs a good shove to close and when opened from outside or inside it opens with a good loud "clunk". The only thing i can see so far is that when you operate the inside door handle it doesn't spring back flush with the door but sticks proud about half inch. It sits flush when you push it ok with a little resistance. I can see that there is a threaded rod from the handle that has a locknut for adjustment but dont really think that would affect how the door closes. Anyone help????
Nothing serious really but annoying when i have been showing it off proudly to everyone to have to tell them to slam the door..!!
 
Cheers kevin. Think my problem is slightly different as in there is no binding when you manually operate the latch,it pops back quickly enough but it does it with a much more violent clunk than the drivers side. When i open the door,especially from the inside the door opens with that clunk and seems to spring open the first inch or so on its own.???
will keep an eye on your posts to see if you get any success with your wee problem.
Still smiling tho.....[:D][:D][:D][:D]
 
Both of my doors have always sprung open when being opened and still do, if they didn't make a satisfying clunk I'd think there was something wrong. Having recently remade and refitted the door cards I'm up to speed here. If lubrication and adjustment of the door latch components doesn't help it's possible that if the door card has been removed in the past it hasn't been aligned properly and the rod that is attached to the door latch is fouling on the side of the hole it travels through. The rod attaches to a little bracket that pivots, a spot of oil on the pivot point might solve the problem or maybe the rod needs adjusting.
 
Nessie, is the door seal new ? It sounds like the door is heavily loaded against the seal, this will cause it to 'spring open' and might be causing a little resistance to the lock mechanism.
Check that the seal is properly seated, alternatively have a look and see if the locking plate on the 'b' pillar has moved. Is the door flush fitting when closed ?
Or..... it could be that the actuation rod (which you can just lift out of the back of the handle - check to see if the mechanism or the handle are stiff) is fouling on something inside the door. My inlaws 964 suffers from a similar problem.

Good luck.
 
will keep an eye on your posts to see if you get any success with your wee problem.
Still smiling tho.....[:D][:D][:D][:D]
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Have you tested the opening mechanism with the door open and its still the same?
Ie. twisting and locking the cam on the side of door and releasing from the handles.
 
Will have a look at the door as suggested when i get a chance. In the middle of moving house at the moment and the car apparently isnt the main focus of my attention...so i have been told..!!
Thanks for all your suggestions,what a helpful bunch.

will keep an eye on your posts to see if you get any success with your wee problem.
Still smiling tho.....[:D][:D][:D][:D]
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I meant that i am still smiling from buying and driving and looking at the car..!!!
[:D][:D][:D][:D]
 
This is good news for me - in an odd kind of way - as I have noticed the same thing where I have to almost slam the passenger door to get it to close.... so I'm glad it's a shared problem!
 
Well john I'll be getting the star tool this week to do the job, let me know if you need to borrow and I'll drop it round.
You can even watch me attempt it first if you like.
 
As far as I know it is normal for there to be a little spring in the door opening and shutting process. If the seal dries out completely their water resistance is lessened. These seals should be periodically vaselined to maintain their correct size and integrity.
 
A common point seems to be that the passenger door is more 'springy and has more of a clunk than the driver's side door. Could this be because it is used less and the seal is in a newer condition?
 
Same here! I have to slam both doors to get them closed, but I hear that over time these doors do drop on their hinges and can be adjusted so some extent,
 
Well john I'll be getting the star tool this week to do the job, let me know if you need to borrow and I'll drop it round.
You can even watch me attempt it first if you like.
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Thanks for the offer Kevin - I'll PM you to arrange to come round and watch you attempt it first!

John
 
Bones

Where is the 'little spring' that needs greasing?

The vaseline is handy after buffing up my Fuchs (looking good - such an easy fix).

Sideways
 
Sideways - I think you must be referring to this sentence.

'As far as I know it is normal for there to be a little spring in the door opening and shutting process'.

I meant 'springiness' in the way the door opens rather than a specific spring.
 
Well I'd say that there is a definite theme emerging here. My passenger door springs open with a "clunk" too. I assumed that it had dropped because my 4 year old always forgets to hold on to the door when he opens it. Is there a way to fit half way hold door stays? [X(]
 
Guys,
My left side door also behaves different to the RH side.
But, I have found some wear in the door hinges.
If you open the door a tiny wee bit, and try and lift it up and down, you may find a slight movement.
The hinge pin (x2) and bushes (x4) develope wear in one spot; when the door is closed. I put this down to the left side suspension takes more bumps than the RH.
I did try this forum some time ago for answers, but ended up at Pelican.
Re-newing the hinge pin and bushes is not a huge job, but involves taking the door off. So, this will be one of my jobs for winter.

Door hinge & Bush Part numbers.
Pin (2 required) 901.531.305.20
Bush (4 required) 901.531.311.20
 
Just made mine a lot better, got the 8mm spline drive loosened the two screws on the latch then gently shut the door, opened again, and tightened in that position. the passenger door is great the wife used to need help to pull the inner latch to exit but now she can jump out and slam the door with ease[:)]
 
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