Don't slam the door !
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There is supposed to be a vent in the doors. It is a flapper right behind the speaker. There are openings in the door edges to let the air out. Some people block those holes thinking that is the source of their draft, but it is the flapper leaking.
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Part Gripe, part wonder?
Do you guys have everyone (that's not a fellow enthusiast) slam your doors when they get in your truck ???
The first thing I did when I bought this truck was to adjust my doors so that they close with little effort. Taking about 10 minutes a door, and adjusting the hinges (took only the lower hinge to accomplish) and striker, and my doors close like a brand new truck. Luckily my lower hinge hasn't destroyed the door shell yet, but that's something that I'll work on in the future.
Back on topic.
Does everyone who gets in your truck slam your doors ? I can't tell you how many times I've told people that they don't have to hercules the door when getting in, but still they don't listen. I'm to the point now that my wife is the only one I'll let in the truck...
and that's only because she's tired of hearing me yell at her for slamming the door.
Stupid preconceived notion that all truck doors need to be slammed....
BTW,
For years, I couldn't figure out why my toyota pickup needed the doors to be slammed in order to close them, until I closed the door with the window open... and it simply shut with no effort. Turns out it's the air pressure in the cab that prevents the door from shutting properly, so now I just crack the window, and it latches with a simple light pull. My dodge is the same way....
Do you guys have everyone (that's not a fellow enthusiast) slam your doors when they get in your truck ???
The first thing I did when I bought this truck was to adjust my doors so that they close with little effort. Taking about 10 minutes a door, and adjusting the hinges (took only the lower hinge to accomplish) and striker, and my doors close like a brand new truck. Luckily my lower hinge hasn't destroyed the door shell yet, but that's something that I'll work on in the future.
Back on topic.
Does everyone who gets in your truck slam your doors ? I can't tell you how many times I've told people that they don't have to hercules the door when getting in, but still they don't listen. I'm to the point now that my wife is the only one I'll let in the truck...
and that's only because she's tired of hearing me yell at her for slamming the door.Stupid preconceived notion that all truck doors need to be slammed....
BTW,
For years, I couldn't figure out why my toyota pickup needed the doors to be slammed in order to close them, until I closed the door with the window open... and it simply shut with no effort. Turns out it's the air pressure in the cab that prevents the door from shutting properly, so now I just crack the window, and it latches with a simple light pull. My dodge is the same way....
I sit in campgrounds and listen to folks slammin doors while they move around....grrr. My rule of thumb is don't worry about closing door all the way until you are driving down the road!
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HUGE pet peeve! Same with my glove box. Seems everyone has to slam the thing which bends the catch bar and I have to disassemble it to bend back I sit in campgrounds and listen to folks slammin doors while they move around....grrr. My rule of thumb is don't worry about closing door all the way until you are driving down the road!
I sit in campgrounds and listen to folks slammin doors while they move around....grrr. My rule of thumb is don't worry about closing door all the way until you are driving down the road!
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I tell people not to slam my door before they even shut it. I finally cracked since everyone did. One kid slammed it and I said don't slam my door so he opened it and slammed it harder. Needless to say I MADE him walk. I was so mad. My sister instinctively rolls the window down an inch before she shuts it. What a good sister huh? Until I fixed my mirrors I had to readjust them on an almost daily basis. When I get out I just push my door shut. Almost effortless.
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That's because if you can find the sweet point in these door systems, where all functions as intended, you don't need to slam the door, as it will just close and latch fully upon normal closing (if the window is open, that is)
It's the misconception that an older heavy truck requires slamming. Every person I've asked not to slam the door has said..... "oh, I thought it needed it".
It's the misconception that an older heavy truck requires slamming. Every person I've asked not to slam the door has said..... "oh, I thought it needed it".
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It's no misconception. It's experience: in my case 56 years of having to slam doors with worn hinges, rotted hinge seats, misaligned hinges, misaligned strikers, and worn, loose, or new weatherstrip, warped doors and yes, poorly designed doors! If your doors close easily, you are the exception, not the rule!
But not to worry, once the square tubing fix is done, you can slam away without the door shaking, rattling, and rolling!QUOTE=NJTman;3109297]That's because if you can find the sweet point in these door systems, where all functions as intended, you don't need to slam the door, as it will just close and latch fully upon normal closing (if the window is open, that is)
It's the misconception that an older heavy truck requires slamming. Every person I've asked not to slam the door has said..... "oh, I thought it needed it".[/QUOTE]
But not to worry, once the square tubing fix is done, you can slam away without the door shaking, rattling, and rolling!QUOTE=NJTman;3109297]That's because if you can find the sweet point in these door systems, where all functions as intended, you don't need to slam the door, as it will just close and latch fully upon normal closing (if the window is open, that is)
It's the misconception that an older heavy truck requires slamming. Every person I've asked not to slam the door has said..... "oh, I thought it needed it".[/QUOTE]
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From: Land of the Toxic Avenger
It's no misconception. It's experience: in my case 56 years of having to slam doors with worn hinges, rotted hinge seats, misaligned hinges, misaligned strikers, and worn, loose, or new weatherstrip, warped doors and yes, poorly designed doors! If your doors close easily, you are the exception, not the rule!
But not to worry, once the square tubing fix is done, you can slam away without the door shaking, rattling, and rolling!
But not to worry, once the square tubing fix is done, you can slam away without the door shaking, rattling, and rolling!
That's because if you can find the sweet point in these door systems, where all functions as intended, you don't need to slam the door, as it will just close and latch fully upon normal closing (if the window is open, that is)
It's the misconception that an older heavy truck requires slamming. Every person I've asked not to slam the door has said..... "oh, I thought it needed it".
It's the misconception that an older heavy truck requires slamming. Every person I've asked not to slam the door has said..... "oh, I thought it needed it".
My wife tells me I'm the exception... I still haven't figured out what she means by that, but I'm the "exception".
BTW,
You say tomata I say tomato, it's the same thing. Misconception because everyone thinks all old trucks are equal, and in reality they aren't. My wife as an 03 sequoia, and everyone slams the door, because it's a "BIG TRUCK".
BIG TRUCK = SLAM DOOR.
the door closes perfect, even after almost 10 years of being on the road. Its their "misconception" that the door requires slamming to be shut.
Now go back to slamming your bathroom door or your toilet lid, as it doesn't close correctly
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My truck doors are hard to close unless you crack a window or I leave the slider window open just a bit, not because of any misalignment but because my truck is so airtight.
It doesn't need to be slammed but just a solid pull and you always feel it in your ears, supprised I still have cones in my door speakers but even they sound good.
I really don't allow anyone else in my truck but my wife and daughter and they know how I feel about my truck.
The few people that have ridden in my truck have treated it like it was an honor and have treated it with respect.
Jim
It doesn't need to be slammed but just a solid pull and you always feel it in your ears, supprised I still have cones in my door speakers but even they sound good.
I really don't allow anyone else in my truck but my wife and daughter and they know how I feel about my truck.
The few people that have ridden in my truck have treated it like it was an honor and have treated it with respect.
Jim
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From: Central KY
On my 1976 W200 I can take one finger and close the door with a satisfying "click-click". Sounds just like the door closing on my 1951 B-1 Power Wagon.
My 1992 W250 is a little harder to close but only due to the air prssure as discussed. And I agree Marf - how can water get in but air can't get out???
My 1990 Corolla is the same, have to slam it when the windows are up and barely close it when down so I too try to keep one cracked.
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From: Wisconsin
I never gave this much thought until years back I was getting my buddy's restored car and he gave me the don't slam the door speech. From then on, it's beena pet peeve of mine. I hate when people slam the doors on my 2nd gen quad cab and you can hear those cheesy quadcab doors just rattle.
