Strange "Clicking/cracking" noise when opening the front passenger door....

Getting a loud noise when opening the front passenger door of my '96 850 -
somthing in the mechanism obviously just wondering if this was a dealer job
or just needing a touch of grease..... Basically as you open the door you
get a "CLICK!.......CRACK!...." and the reverse when you close it (not very
scientific explanation but guess it explains it).

Any thoughts?

Thanks

 

Best spray some WD 40 around the hinges before you think about dealers

 

v56k declared:

On mine there is a small "double wheel" assembly visible in the door shut
between the hinges. It has a metal "spring" that rocks over the wheels when
you open or close the door, positioning the door. Put plenty of grease on
the whole thing and the noise should stop.

 

Many thanks for the replies - will get busy with the grease and WD
tonight....

 

Yes - check your A-pillar very carefully for cracks, grease the door stay
and if that doesn't resolve it entirely, get a new one fitted ASAP.

There's a known problem with the door check straps on the 850, which if
left untreated leads to the A-post cracking, requiring expensive welding
repairs.

HTH,

AJ

 

What causes this isn't the spring but one of the teflon/plastic wheels
being ground off to an oval shape. Creak-Creak. My 240 did that for
well - the entire time I owned it.

 

On the A pillar there is a 6mm screw with a T40 head that comes loose, on
the door itself there are two 6mm screws with 10mm heads that come loose.
As another poster noted there is a fatigue problem in the sheet metal
surrounding the A pillar pivot that may result in cracking and require a
body shop to reinforce/repair the area.

Bob

 

Sounds like you have the dreaded door hanger rot. It may well need some welding
to the hinge-mounts. Do it ASAP before the door becomes unhinged.

Cheers, Peter.

: Best spray some WD 40 around the hinges before you think about dealers
:
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: : > Getting a loud noise when opening the front passenger door of my '96 850 -
: > somthing in the mechanism obviously just wondering if this was a dealer
: job
: > or just needing a touch of grease..... Basically as you open the door you
: > get a "CLICK!.......CRACK!...." and the reverse when you close it (not
: very
: > scientific explanation but guess it explains it).
: >
: > Any thoughts?
: >
: > Thanks
:
:

 

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No, don't use WD-40. It's not, and never has been, a lubricant.

Apply a real grease; it's stay around. All WD-40 will do is wash
away any grease left in the hinges; it's be quiet for a little
while, until the WD-40 evaporates, then wear accelerates a great
deal.


Gary

 

Just had the bodyshop weld the a pillar on my 99 S70. The mount was
cracked. They removed the door and put a weld to the mount and reinstalled
the door. Cost $115 usd. BTW sounds the same.
Cheers
MK

 

Had the same problem the noise is the metal rubbing together. It took two
times to get the weld right

 

my problem was that the bolt on the hinge bar needed to be tighted!
My question tough - a '96 with that kind of rust/rot????
makntraks

 

The problem is not the A pillar rusting - it's failure through metal
fatigue. The door stay mechanism doesn't work as it should and the pillar
ends up being twisted repeatedly.

As far as I can see, the 850 is pretty good from a rust perspective - my
'93 has two or three areas requiring attention, all from the paint having
been damaged and not sorted in time (by P.O.) With the amount of salt and
water on our roads, I'd say that's pretty good.

Cheers,

AJ

 

What is the method of repair for this . . and is the repair adequate
to prevent the problem recurring?



| The problem is not the A pillar rusting - it's failure through
metal
| fatigue. The door stay mechanism doesn't work as it should and
the pillar
| ends up being twisted repeatedly.
| AJ

 

I No exactly what that is, You need a new check strap, the check strap is worn, other than that check the weld on the A piller where the Check strap joins the piller the weld might be broken