Re: VW door noise

[ANDREW_ATWELL@HP-PaloAlto-om20.om.hp.com]

     Taken from another message posted, this is the noise I was battling 
     over on the rear door in a Jetta GLX.
     "The first one would most likely be coming from the door's rubber seal 
between it and the body. You can see it along the outer frame of the door when 
it's open. This noise, generated by the door and the body of the car rubbing 
against each other, should one: only be heard 
when the door is shut, and two: most likely only when the body is flexing 
while the car is moving."

In the door jam is the brassy colored pin that the door latches onto when 
closing.  It is held on by 2 bolts (Torx head).  When thes bolts are 
loosened the pin is allowed to slide side to side and up and down.  By 
moving this pin one can change how close in the door is held to the body or 
it's up and down placement.  This effects how the rubber seals on the car 
body seal with the metal on the car door frame (where the rubbing, squeak 
comes from).
andy


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Subject: Re: VW door noise
Author:  Non-HP-jgkfung (jgkfung@intergate.bc.ca) at HP-PaloAlto,mimegw6
Date:    8/11/97 12:06 PM


ANDREW_ATWELL@HP-PaloAlto-om20.om.hp.com wrote: > 
>      I too had that nerve grating squeak for a long long time.  I thought 
>      (and my dealer thought) that it was my after market suspension (SPAX) 
>      all this time.  But thanks to an e-mail posted (I can't remember from 
>      who) I have adjusted my door lock post (2 screws T40 Torx head) about 
>      1/8th inches in and down to line up the door with the roof and body
>      (how did this ever unline it's self?) and now the squeak is gone!!!! 
>      Thanks a million!!!  I would highly suggest that anyone with this
>      squeak to carefull look at their doors and try adjusting them with a 
>      T40 Torx driver.
>      andy
> 
it.
> 
hey andrew... I am not too sure what you said... can you tell me in more 
details? I had the neuspeed suspension on my car for a month now, and I 
guess that's what gets the noise from the door. 
where exactly should I look into, where exactly is that?
u think the dealer would blame it on my suspension if I take it in and 
have them fix?
pls reply back , thanks... need help here...
     
Gary