Damn creaking drivers door!!!

[Gti Dave]

Hey guys, been having a creaking door for ages now and not long after it gets relubed or regreased by VW, it creaks again. It didn't reoccur for the passenger side ever since it was regreased/relubed but the damn driver's side door keep doing it time and time again. Any one have this problem and know a good lube/grease to fix it one and for all? It's embarrassing...having a late model car with creaking doors

Thanks in advance.

[Greg Roles]

When you work it out tell me! My passenger door creaks a bit, and I've lubed the bejesus out of it. I'm wondering if it's actually loose hinges to subframe, as the pivot and contact points are super slick in my car. Drivers side is fine, which is weird.

[Transporter]

Try WURTH Rubber Care. I use it on all our cars and we don't have a single problem with the noises from the doors. I started to use it when I had a noise on T5 drivers door - the noise went a way the minute I sprayed the door seals with it.

[vwthunder]

Try WURTH Rubber Care. I use it on all our cars and we don't have a single problem with the noises from the doors. I started to use it when I had a noise on T5 drivers door - the noise went a way the minute I sprayed the door seals with it.

I am also having a problem with passenger door, guess because it is not opened as much (less use)

Can you get that stuff at autobarn ?

[Transporter]

I don't know, some parts stores sell them, so you can try there, but if you can't find it, ring WURTH Australia for where can you buy it from in your area.

I buy some of their products (only the one that work and the one I need) in balk directly from WURTH.

[Lomo]

Get some white Lithium Grease for the hinges, it stays where you put it as it resists running at higher temps. It's also good around rubber as it doesn't deteriorate/swell it. I've got it in a tub that I ordered from the US a while back, have only seen it in spray cans here in oz.

Otherwise Silicone Grease which also stays where you put it under higher temps. It's also great at preserving rubber, spray it on CV boots when you're under the car and can wipe it onto door seals to keep them in good shape. Spray is easy to get, try plumbing supply shops for tubes/tubs (I think bunnings may sell small 10ml tubes of it), it's used to lubricate taps as its non toxic. That Wurth's spray might just be relabeled silicone spray

[Gti Dave]

Get some white Lithium Grease for the hinges, it stays where you put it as it resists running at higher temps. It's also good around rubber as it doesn't deteriorate/swell it. I've got it in a tub that I ordered from the US a while back, have only seen it in spray cans here in oz.

Otherwise Silicone Grease which also stays where you put it under higher temps. It's also great at preserving rubber, spray it on CV boots when you're under the car and can wipe it onto door seals to keep them in good shape. Spray is easy to get, try plumbing supply shops for tubes/tubs (I think bunnings may sell small 10ml tubes of it), it's used to lubricate taps as its non toxic. That Wurth's spray might just be relabeled silicone spray

Cheers Lomo. I was talkin gto my cousin and he too suggessted something like that. Looks like shopping at Bunnings/Burson's auto it is then. Thanks mate. Hopefully its bye bye bye creaky door hinges.

[Transporter]

That Wurth's spray might just be relabeled silicone spray

It is not, it feels different, they have a proper Silicon spray that is anti-static and when sprayed on plastic parts they stay clean for good few months. Cheaper Silicon sprays aren't usually anti-static.

[ellie]

The issue is not in the hinge or the actual spring loaded rollover (door brake) mechanism. The noise comes from the long section that locates the mechanism tension spring! So just a little further past the mechanism itself is a 4-5cm long section where the spring is mounted to the body. You can cake it with as much lube as you want with a stationary door and the noise will not go away because of the tolerances involved.
Here is what you need to do = Get a lubricant that has penatrating capability (CRC or WD-40) for example. Now get the door at the spot where it will make the noise, make small archs of the door to replecate the noise and start spraying the lube at the top of the spring stay so that it can run down (penetrate) into the void created by the movement. Noise gone!

[Gti Dave]

Okay then I'll have a looksee. Funny thing is, on a rainy day, it does go away and the door is silent.

[Hilal]

Its definitely the hinge. Water is acting like a lubricant on rainy days, that's why the sound goes away. You'll notice rust from the hinges because of this soon.

[GTI_PAPA]

Thought this might help, or at least worth a try. Originally posted as "Annoying Rattle Part 2.

"Hey guys,

Thought I'd update you re: door rattle. As I have mentioned before, I traced the rattle to the lower door hinge. After fudging around with remedies (penetrating sprays, oils, grease, dry lube etc, etc...), I decided to try a physical fix. Went to clark rubber, purchased a strip of 16x16mm high density foam rubber, cut it to size and stuck in in the door jam near the lower hinge (theory behind this is to have it place outward pressure on the lower hinge to prevent excess movement), and hey presto, noise gone!"

Good luck...

[Lomo]

It is not, it feels different, they have a proper Silicon spray that is anti-static and when sprayed on plastic parts they stay clean for good few months. Cheaper Silicon sprays aren't usually anti-static.

Cool, didn't realise you can get anti static sprays.

While we're on the subject, another good Rubber/vinyl/plastic conditioner/UV protectant is 303 Aerospace protectant. A friend put me onto it and its fantastic, restores things nicelly and becasue it's water based doesn't attract dust and allows for future gluing of vinyl/rubber if needed (a handy feature on inflatable zodiac boats). Not too many shops in Oz sell it (2 in Perth last time I checked), I got 4 litres expressed shipped from the US 20% cheaper than shops sell it for here, go figure.

303 Products, Inc.: 303 Aerospace Protectant

Get a lubricant that has penatrating capability (CRC or WD-40) for example.

Not sure bout CRC but I find wd40 is very short lived as it evaporates. I find INOX stays on for months once applied, which might prove for a longer fix.