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 Post subject: Dumb Door Question
PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:07 pm 
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I´ve got another question.

Car´s in winter sleep and i fix some minor glitches.

One of is the driver door.

The door drops some inches if it is opened and it looks like the door-suspension is worn out.

I tried to get the door off to change the faulty parts (thanks to Chilton) but i´m really fu**ed that all the electronic stuff in the door has to be deconnected to get the door off.

Two questions:
- Do you think there is a easier way to change the parts ?
- Any tips how to get the "hold the door open" spring off or better: How to get that think back on without the spring removal tool mentioned by Chilton´s ?

Thanks, Tom

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 8:38 am 
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Never did a third gen door, But I always keave the door fully open, sometimes I have to remove the front fender to get at all the door hinge bolts . I support the dorr from underneath , Remove the bolts and then remove the door with the help of an assistant.

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 Post subject: Finally...
PostPosted: Thu May 11, 2006 11:01 am 
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It took a while but it worked.

The replacement-pin comes with a small bushing, that can be replaced if the door is removed.

I also changed the break pads and was almost screaming about the allen screws at the breaks. Not metric.... Aaaaah...

How often do you guys replace your oil and ignition wiring / sparkplugs ?

I only drive about 5000 miles a year (summer / good weather car) and did it three years ago, but it feels like the engine is idling a little bit out of the round.

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PostPosted: Thu May 11, 2006 12:09 pm 
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For the amount of miles you drive yearly. Once year on the oil. Plugs are cheap to buy than test. Ignition wires you can test with a ohmmeter. your distributor and rotor are probably the culprit most likely.

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 Post subject: Re: Dumb Door Question
PostPosted: Thu May 11, 2006 7:37 pm 
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The door sagging is a common problem with the f-body. The doors are very long and play havoc on the bushings. Get used to it, it will never go away! I know, I have had 3 f-body's and they all had the same problem.

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