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Driver's door hinge spring failure? Door won't stay open if on even a slight grade 200

posted by  bigscreenbob on  Sat Sep 12 12:45 CST 2009
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Sorry for a dumb question, but I did a search here on this topic, but didn't get the answers I'm seeking. None of the 240 manuals (Haynes, Chilton, or Bentley) cover this at all.

The driver's door on my 1990 245 has lost all its ability to remain open. It no longer resists gravity if parked on even a slight grade, or even a mild breeze.

Is this simply caused by a spring that has lost its springy-ness from 20 years of use?

Can I replace the spring with a junk yard spring (probably from a rear passenger door, with less wear on the spring)?

...or is something else going on?







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    Driver's door hinge spring failure? Door won't stay open if on even a slight grade 200

    posted by  NewMexico240 on  Sat Sep 12 13:32 CST 2009
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    Hello Bob,
    I recently replaced the hinge on my driver door.
    It was my bottom hinge, it has two bolts on the
    door and two onto the frame that you can have
    access too if you remove two screws that hold the
    fuse holder in place. The bolts are behind the
    fuses. I was lucky to find a white model at the
    pull and pay that matched my car.
    It is not such a difficult job once you get into it.

    Good luck,
    Joseph in New Mexico








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      Driver's door hinge spring failure? Door won't stay open if on even a slight grade 200

      posted by  berlis on  Sat Sep 12 14:13 CST 2009
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      I have done the same. In my case, the spring was fractured. Here's some more detail that comes to mind. Carefully mark the positions of BOTH hinges, upper and lower, against the door and the frame. With one hinge removed, be certain that the driver's door weight is supported. I used blocks of 2x4's and others to shim the correct height. I might also have used a bottle jack to fine-tune. I also had to loosen bolts on the upper hinge. This helped me finagle the lower hinge in place between the door and the frame. This is why you need to mark positions of both upper and former lower hinge. This will get you in the ballpark for final positioning of the door.

      Mike
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      '83 245 GLT, '92 245DL, '90 760 GLT








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    Driver's door hinge spring failure? Door won't stay open if on even a slight grade 200

    posted by  hardknocks! on  Sat Sep 12 13:26 CST 2009
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    hi Bob.
    been there.
    look close and you should see the problem.
    pain in butt to swap out and get perfect but im no expert.
    think the rear doors hardware will swap out, cant remember for sure but someone here will.
    good luck
    Mike







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