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[benbrunt]

How to avoid the "crack of doom"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1161105965

If its already done the damage ...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152902108

HTH

Ooh, I dunno, seems a bit pricey to me!

[Kevin Wood]

How to avoid the "crack of doom"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1161105965

If its already done the damage ...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152902108

HTH

I wonder how the two are related, TBH. Not sure how a bit of play in the bush can result in the mechanism getting ripped out of the door.

I replaced one of these for a member a few months back and the spring on the check strap had a little roller on the end to allow it to run up and down the strap. This had worked loose and slipped out of position. The check strap mechanism had jammed and this had caused the damage to the door as the door was moved against a jammed strap.

This is why I intend to change the check strap itself.

Anyone know the part no. of the door check strap assembly itself, by chance?

Kevin

[Lizzie_Zoom]

How to avoid the "crack of doom"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1161105965

If its already done the damage ...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152902108

HTH

Thanks greatly for that Entwood!

Although I have replaced the bush, and dismantled the door card, I couldn't get to the door end of the strap.  That link you have given obviously makes it clear how to and to mount reinforcement plates which is obviously what I need to do.  A job for this weekend me thinks!!

Thanks again

[Kevin Wood]

Lizzie, If you remove the door speaker and reach up through the hole you can get to the rear of the strap.

Kevin

[Entwood]

As I understand it ... and TB or MarkDTM will probably correct me .....

If the bush is knacked the strap does not "pivot" correctly as the door opens, this puts additional sideways stress on the point where the strap enters the door, this stress causes resistance to the rolling movement of the strap and ends up pulling on the metal rather than a smooth slide.

This pull can be "heard" as the clunking from the door area, every "clunk" is the door metal moving - a bit like an old "wobble board" - this slowly weakens the metal structure until it suffers fatigue and cracks.

The repair kit strengthens the metal around the opening, replacing the bushes relieves the stress on the "pull" of the door movement.

Awaits to be told he's talking bol**cks .. but that is my, present, understanding ...

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Lizzie, If you remove the door speaker and reach up through the hole you can get to the rear of the strap.

Kevin

Thanks Kevin; I did reach up through the speaker hole, but apart from feeling around the mechanism I didn't know what to do next!

I am  going to now follow through with Entwood's suggested approach.

Anything to resolve this very annoying problem!!

[Shagma]

Had this problem myself.
Changed the plastic bush and oiled and greased the innside of the bush.
Tighten up the bolts holding the door check strap.
Acctually I had much more problems than that, but this is the short version;)

[Kevin Wood]

As I understand it ... and TB or MarkDTM will probably correct me .....

If the bush is knacked the strap does not "pivot" correctly as the door opens, this puts additional sideways stress on the point where the strap enters the door, this stress causes resistance to the rolling movement of the strap and ends up pulling on the metal rather than a smooth slide.

This pull can be "heard" as the clunking from the door area, every "clunk" is the door metal moving - a bit like an old "wobble board" - this slowly weakens the metal structure until it suffers fatigue and cracks.

The repair kit strengthens the metal around the opening, replacing the bushes relieves the stress on the "pull" of the door movement.

Awaits to be told he's talking bol**cks .. but that is my, present, understanding ...

OK. If it siezes I can understand it. Mine was just worn, and you could see that the noises were due to the strap wobbling on the bush as the spring on the strap went over each detent. It sounds more like something in the door now, so I will check for a siezed bush.

Kevin

[Del Boy]

Mine has this on both doors and its so annoying but the plate it coming off from where it is held on   I need to weld that.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Mine has this on both doors and its so annoying but the plate it coming off from where it is held on   I need to weld that.

Or drill bolts into the plate as I remember it being described on this site many months ago.  I was sure somewhere there is a maintenance guide on it, but cannot find at the moment!

 

[Del Boy]

Mine has this on both doors and its so annoying but the plate it coming off from where it is held on   I need to weld that.

Or drill bolts into the plate as I remember it being described on this site many months ago.  I was sure somewhere there is a maintenance guide on it, but cannot find at the moment!

 

Tried that   Now I have 2 holes in there too.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Mine has this on both doors and its so annoying but the plate it coming off from where it is held on   I need to weld that.

Or drill bolts into the plate as I remember it being described on this site many months ago.  I was sure somewhere there is a maintenance guide on it, but cannot find at the moment!

 

Tried that   Now I have 2 holes in there too.

Right! 8-) 8-)  Going for all belt and braces LSG then??

[Del Boy]

Mine has this on both doors and its so annoying but the plate it coming off from where it is held on   I need to weld that.

Or drill bolts into the plate as I remember it being described on this site many months ago.  I was sure somewhere there is a maintenance guide on it, but cannot find at the moment!

 

Tried that   Now I have 2 holes in there too.

Right! 8-) 8-)  Going for all belt and braces LSG then??

[BigAl]

How to avoid the "crack of doom"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1161105965

If its already done the damage ...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152902108

HTH

Thanks greatly for that Entwood!

Although I have replaced the bush, and dismantled the door card, I couldn't get to the door end of the strap.  That link you have given obviously makes it clear how to and to mount reinforcement plates which is obviously what I need to do.  A job for this weekend me thinks!!

Thanks again

If you have a facelift it may differ slightly from the guide- when i followed the above guide the only exception was my doors already had the tork bolts fitted- that confused the hell out of me when i went to refit the bolts and they were all the same  
the procedure is exactly as described, - the only fiddly bits are trying to get the check strap back into place with the inside bracket in place and then getting the bolts through the outside bracket, the car door, the inside bracket and finally the check strap, best done by someone who is patient  

[Lizzie_Zoom]

How to avoid the "crack of doom"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1161105965

If its already done the damage ...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152902108

HTH

Thanks greatly for that Entwood!

Although I have replaced the bush, and dismantled the door card, I couldn't get to the door end of the strap.  That link you have given obviously makes it clear how to and to mount reinforcement plates which is obviously what I need to do.  A job for this weekend me thinks!!

Thanks again

If you have a facelift it may differ slightly from the guide- when i followed the above guide the only exception was my doors already had the tork bolts fitted- that confused the hell out of me when i went to refit the bolts and they were all the same  
the procedure is exactly as described, - the only fiddly bits are trying to get the check strap back into place with the inside bracket in place and then getting the bolts through the outside bracket, the car door, the inside bracket and finally the check strap, best done by someone who is patient  

Oh dear!  That is not me then!