Noise Doors

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Runge91

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Amity, Oregon

• Feb 21, 2010

• #1

So in side all rods in my doors rattle really bad so i took off the door panels to try and fix them thinking they had pins that where worn out or just loose screws. does anyone have some suggestions on how to fix the loose rods?

 

Apostle

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Location

COS

• Feb 21, 2010

• #2

they should have a cloth cover with foam rings to prevent the rattle.

may be your issue

 

kastein

NAXJA Member

NAXJA Member

Location

Rainy side of Washington

• Feb 21, 2010

• #3

X2 on that. Also make sure the plastic bushing clips at each end haven't worn out.

 

joe_peters

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Location

Grants Pass, OryGun

• Feb 21, 2010

• #4

http://www.teamgrandwagoneer.com/parts/Detailed/1575.html

Make your own with some closed-cell foam and a simple "die" and razor blade.

 

Yucca-Man

NAXJA Member # 683

Location

Castle Rock, CO

• Oct 31, 2010

• #5

Fawesome - bringing this back to the top. New 2-door '96 XJ has the very annoying rattle in both doors when I close them, and I knew there was a solution. At the time, I had a 4-door and didn't need to be bothered by 2d drivers' problems.

Jim www.yuccaman.com/jeep

 

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gdavis

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Location

Midwest

• Oct 31, 2010

• #6

A short piece of 1/2 water pipe insulation works, just cut off a hunk, slip it over the rod and tie it with some zip ties.

 

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sjx40250

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Location

Alexandria VA

• Oct 31, 2010

• #7

If you have rattle in the door, it may not be the rods. I had a 92 with a door that rattled on the driver side. Ended up bein a door panel that broke from slamming the door too hard. There were cracks in the metal around where the handle was attached. I tried to fix it with rivits without much success. The only solution is to weld.

 

Yucca-Man

NAXJA Member # 683

Location

Castle Rock, CO

• Nov 1, 2010

• #8

I'll keep that one in mind too, thanks. This definitely seems to be inside - I remembered something about a foam fix but never paid attention to it when I was a 4-door owner.

Thanks for the water pipe insulation idea, gdavis - I have to buy some to insulate a couple pipes at my mom's place and that will work perfectly!

Jim www.yuccaman.com/jeep

 

Talyn

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Radford, Communistwealth of Virginia

• Nov 1, 2010

• #9

On my 91 the rattle was coming from the window regulator. The rivets had came lose. Putting a screw into the center of the rivet fixed it.

 

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american_zero

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Location

San Jose, CA

• Nov 1, 2010

• #10

On my 91 the rattle was coming from the window regulator. The rivets had came lose. Putting a screw into the center of the rivet fixed it.

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I have the same problem. I used a little RTV over the rivets which worked for a while, but they are starting to rattle/squeek again. I may try the screw trick, but I was thinking a little sound deadening material might work just as well.

 

Talyn

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Radford, Communistwealth of Virginia

• Nov 1, 2010

• #11

The screw expands the rivet, making it tighter. Sound deadening will just cover the noise up.

 

kastein

NAXJA Member

NAXJA Member

Location

Rainy side of Washington

• Nov 1, 2010

• #12

I would remove the rivet and replace with a bolt and nylock nut instead. I have somewhat of a vendetta with pop rivets though.

The easiest way to remove pop rivets is to use a dremel with a cutting wheel and grind across the head, instead of trying to drill them out (and simply spinning them in their holes)... once you get the head ground down thin enough you can simply pop it off and then push the body of the rivet through the hole with a punch.