profase

Recently, my driver side door check has become loose. Not knowing the problem, I sprayed some WD-40 on it because it seemed like a lubrication problem, but that actually made the problem worse.

I went ahead and unscrewed the bolt holding the door check in place, and the mating threads seem to be a little mangled. I have tried using new screws, and when I pull those out, their threads already look somewhat messed up.

When I try screwing the door check back on, the screw slowly gets pretty hard to turn, and then at a certain point, it gets really easy to turn like I was just starting to put the screw in. I can turn it indefinitely, but it no longer gets any tighter. Does this point to a thread problem in the hole?

Thanks for your help.

themorphious

i would say get the correct tap and see if you can clear the hole back up and see if it tightens up wiht a new bolt....if not....you may have to drill out and tap up to the next size......not a great thing to have to do....but may be the best option...someone back me up on this if you agree...

Mazurfer

Agreed

profase

Alright, I'll try and do that this weekend. There is a pretty good difference between the size of the current bolt and the size of the hole in the door check, so it should work. Also, I gotta work on getting a broken bolt out of the passenger side door check hole. My doors aren't doing so hot right now