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***eyeball96*** · 08-14-2005, 08:04 AM

My 3.5 front doors squeak I've tried WD40, 3in1 oil, nothin helps. You guys/gals have the same problem? If so, how did you stop it? any special lube?
Thanks for any solutions. cause its drivin me crazy!

skewe · 08-14-2005, 08:13 AM

wd-30 will not do!

white grease
or marine grease

***eyeball96*** · 08-14-2005, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by skewe

wd-30 will not do!

white grease
or marine grease

Agree WD40 doesn't do jack! How would you get the thick lubes, (white grease) to penatrate the hinge? what just rub it on it. Thanks for the reply

skewe · 08-14-2005, 08:54 AM

good rub and lots of opening and closing

***eyeball96*** · 08-14-2005, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by skewe

good rub and lots of opening and closing

Thanks, Ha! Kinda the same thing I did with my first Girl friend!......but if it'll work on my doors

dna59 · 08-14-2005, 09:23 AM

Use some marine lithium grease

***Durrby*** · 08-14-2005, 01:18 PM

WD40 worked fine for me. Just sparyed it on the hinges and opened and closed the door constantly and the squeaking stopped. Of course everytime I open the door now it slams right back closed, unless fully open.

skewe · 08-14-2005, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dna59

Use some marine lithium grease

using this is better than wd40 as u do not have to spray it within a few weeks or so.
marine lithium grease or regular white grease will last a long time.

mandyfig · 08-14-2005, 03:43 PM

I have tried lithium grease, wd40, special oil, but it is true, the low frequency squeek comes back, especially if you do not use the car everday.

Troyfrezze · 08-14-2005, 03:53 PM

not to steal the topic here, but since we are talking about the door...does anyone have a clue as to how to tighten the spring mechanism that holds your door open? On my 93 if you open the door, even on level ground the door just swings back at you, the tension bar doesn't hold the door open. Is there anything that can be done to make it so the door stay open?

freestylez · 08-14-2005, 06:36 PM

WD40 works fine for me doors havent squeak yet

AdamS · 08-14-2005, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Troyfrezze

not to steal the topic here, but since we are talking about the door...does anyone have a clue as to how to tighten the spring mechanism that holds your door open? On my 93 if you open the door, even on level ground the door just swings back at you, the tension bar doesn't hold the door open. Is there anything that can be done to make it so the door stay open?

Good question, mine does the exact same thing....Anyone else have this problem?

-Adam

felkajamine · 08-15-2005, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by AdamS

Good question, mine does the exact same thing....Anyone else have this problem?

-Adam

that's wierd, so what does the tension bar look like? does it look broken, cause i've seen mine uplose with the door off, and it's just two bars that are nutted together in the middle

maybe it needs to be pushed into the housing more, it goes into a slot on the door frame, maybe it got jarred out a little.\

EDIT: is this the part that holds the door open, cause that's that part i was talking about, and it slide back and forth into that slot on the door itself

alxch1n16 · 08-15-2005, 12:05 AM

there is a little o ring on the end of the part that sticks out of the door. ill take pics tomorrow, but make sure the little o ring isnt broken. mine was partially broken, and it would only stay open when fully pushed open, and close any other time. im assuming 3.5's are the same as gen 3s.