Re: DOOR POPPING (MIKEY213)

You need to look carefully.
Is the door frame or the door jam that's actually cracked or just the door check itself??
These go bad and when people don't replace them they can actually break the metal to what it's attached to at either end
When you let me know which it is, I'll tell you how to repair it

 

Re: DOOR POPPING (JRL)

K I'll take a picture after my bowling tournament

 

Re: DOOR POPPING (MIKEY213)

I had a 188 league average when I was 14 years old......
Then I found girls and cars

 

Re: DOOR POPPING (JRL)

....and then the balls you started playing with changed shape and texture

 

Re: DOOR POPPING (64pvolvo1800)

these threads get ugly fast i see....

i had the door issue on an 850 , i had to get the frame side of the door stop re-welded. cost about $75 at a body shop

 

I had the same thing happen in my S70. The welds on the body for the door check broke and that was what was causing my popping. I drilled out the welds and riveted them and its held great ever since.

 

Re: (n00bkiller944)

the one link is dead but here you go.

http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum...ch__1

 

Re: (n00bkiller944)

Same thing on my drivers door. I had my door welded and changed the checker. Theres a trick to put in the checker. We bend the checker the wrong way and the spring came out and hit my friends finger.(we thought it broke his finger it was just a bad bruse.)

 

Re: (2fast4u)

If it IS cracked metal, and if it just started, I have used large washers and packed the bolts, solid as a rock. You need small fingers but it's quite doable
If the split is too far gone, then you need to weld the door (or the body post).
However, it may just be a bad door check

Lesson to everyone, LUBE your door hinges and door checks regularly
This will prevent the problem from occuring in the first place!

 

Re: DOOR POPPING (MIKEY213)

Be careful with broken door check stop limiters. If you let them go too long, this can happen

There isn't supposed to be that notch on the lower left corner of the square opening.......
My parents were driving my car while I was away at school, and a gust of wind caught the door and slammed it open...

This is supposed to be one piece:

In conclusion, yes, you can very easily remove the check stop limiter. Remove the door panel and it simply un-bolts from the inside. There is no harm to using the door without a limiter, since the hinges have a redundant stop built in. Note that the door will open further than it does normally though.

 

Re: DOOR POPPING (andyb5)

Quote, originally posted by andyb5 »

There is no harm to using the door without a limiter, since the hinges have a redundant stop built in. Note that the door will open further than it does normally though.

I would not recommend this.
Yes the door will stop BUT, it stops SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO close to the fender that if you accidentally lean on it ever so slightly or a stiff wind blows it WILL go into and make a dent in your fender!
I bought a wagon last year with a busted door check and a dent in the fender. The only way this can happen is by removing this.

 

Re: DOOR POPPING (JRL)

Agreed. When I had to do this, I was careful with the door, and made sure not to let it open or close without my hand on the door. Not the best situation, but it is better than driving with a broken limiter.

 

Same thing here, 1998 v70R. 110,000 miles, broke about 10,000 miles ago. Was able to weld it once, it's starting to break again :-/