Door squeak fix...

[dang]

I'm sure this must have been talked about before but I couldn't find it with a quick search.  My latest project is a '73 tii and I noticed after the car was painted that the driver door made a horrible squeak when it moved.  I'm talkin' REALLY LOUD and extremely irritating when you're working on the interior and going in and out of the door a lot.  After I went inside the house after working on the car my wife said, "What was that noise I kept hearing?".  Yeah, its THAT bad!

 

I tried every lube and penetrating fluid I could think of with no improvement.  I mentioned it to a co-worker and he said the trick used in his vintage motorcycle club when dealing with squeaks is to use a blow dryer and heat up the hinge(s) as hot as you can without messing up the paint, then use your lubricant of choice to get it in the hinge area.  I tried it last night and it immediately made it 95% better.  I checked it again this morning when it was cold and the squeak is basically gone.  No more cussing out the door on my car!  Yay!

Edited May 17, 2017 by dang

[TobyB]

I think this is a good place to leave this, right here...

 

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[ray_]

I'm disappoint.

 

I thought toby would post this...