Driver's Door Hinge Popping

[i_am_jim]

Best I can tell it's not really one of the door hinges -- it's the black articulating thing between the two hinges. I don't know what it does or what it's called, but it has begun making two loud pops when I open the door. About three weeks ago this began with one softer pop, but has steadily increased in intensity and now there are two quite loud pops.

Anybody know whether this forebodes trouble?

Here's a picture of the thing I'm talking about.

[Mag Grey Toy]

ur opening the door to hard and prolly snapped it
the part inside the door at least
get someone to weld it back together

[i_am_jim]

What does it do and what will happen if I don't fix it. It looks like the door will have to be disassembled to remove the part inside the door.

You may be right about opening the door too hard. A while back my wife mentioned the wind caught the door and yanked it out of her hand.

[Mag Grey Toy]

yeah its happened to my other car before
idk it is prolly bad for the door
but i left it for like 6mo and it didn't seem to get any worse
the noise gets really annoying though esp if its the drive side door

[Glenn8963]

Originally Posted by i_am_jim

What does it do and what will happen if I don't fix it. It looks like the door will have to be disassembled to remove the part inside the door.

You may be right about opening the door too hard. A while back my wife mentioned the wind caught the door and yanked it out of her hand.

it keeps the door from opening up and touching your front fender. its a "door stop" of sorts. open your door, if it stops and does not continue to open it is not broken. i usually open my doors all the way, then i apply grease on that part. you have "rollers" inside that may just be in need of lubing. open and close the door several times after you lube this up, apply more grease if needed. typical yearly thing to do.

in fact, do not be afraid to grease up the hinges as well. use a small brush and jam that grease into those hinges. you could give it a shot oil, like motor oil, but that'll run down and drip over your rocker panel, making for a mess.

by the way, use "white" grease or "high temp" grease on that door stop. lube the "front side", and "back sides" only, as this is where the rollers contact, not the top or bottom.......