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Please comment on possible creaking door fix 850

posted by  shaneajohnson on  Thu Dec 16 03:16 CST 2004
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My 850/S70 finally showed signs of the creaking door from the failed spot welds. I read the solution online about drilling holes and bolting the weld together, and while better than paying a repair bill, this sounds like it could be a hassel reaching around to try to hold the bolt from the backside of the pillar. So here's my question: Do you think I could drill a small pilot hole and then screw in a self-tapping metal screw (not bolt) through the strap plate and the plate behind it? All of this could be done without having to reach behind the pillar. My concern is that the steel is too thick for a self tapping screw. Any comments? Thanks.








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    Please comment on possible creaking door fix 850

    posted by  the kick inside on  Sun Dec 19 10:06 CST 2004
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    if its more of a a 'crack' than a creak its the roller stiffening up...10 minutes with WD40 and some spray grease (repeat a week later too) will lubricate it up and problem goes away BEFORE it cracks the weld...

    re grease every 6 months (together with all door locks, hinges, bonet pivots/latches etc)








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    Please comment on possible creaking door fix 850

    posted by  Jack43 on  Thu Dec 16 10:39 CST 2004
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    It is very simple to wrap some scotch tape around the tip of your finger, sticky side out, and stick the nut to it. Poke that finger thru the hole, locate the nut behind your drill hole and srcrew the bolt in. I didn't even need to capture the nut with the wrench (which I had prebent)to keep it from turning. I did this repair in less than an hour without a helper

    96 850T 95kmiles







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