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Old 03-28-2004, 04:48 PM
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passenger door heavy/tight

realized recently that my passenger side front door is really tight and heavy. havent taken the door panel off yet but im hoping that a little bit of lube will help it out. anything u guys can give me tips on? what sort of things should i look for...and if all i need is lube...which should i use?
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Old 03-28-2004, 05:14 PM
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yeah i had the same thing. just put a lot of lube, and swing the door back and fourth for a while to let the lube spread.
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Old 03-28-2004, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by djfrestyl
realized recently that my passenger side front door is really tight and heavy. havent taken the door panel off yet but im hoping that a little bit of lube will help it out. anything u guys can give me tips on? what sort of things should i look for...and if all i need is lube...which should i use?
Spray some white lithium grease on your door hinges and door stop rods.
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Old 03-28-2004, 06:29 PM
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You don't have to take the door apart, that black plastic guide is not what is sticking. It's the pins, what holds the door to the frame.

Find some spray on lithium grease and go to town. While you are at it, do all the doors. Do it once a month (so you can forget every now and again) and you will never have problems again.
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Old 03-28-2004, 06:35 PM
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I've got the samething with mine. I'm never in the passenger side so I didn't know until I started working on putting my TV and HU in. I guess I'll have to lube everything up.
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Old 03-29-2004, 11:29 AM
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sweet..thanks ill let u know how it goes
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Old 03-29-2004, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by djfrestyl
sweet..thanks ill let u know how it goes


That's weird I had the same thing happen to me. Just the passenger door, none of the others are a problem and have never been. Wonder why it would happen to a bunch of different people. Anyway I'll just have to spray the s*it out of it and loosen it up a bit.
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Old 03-29-2004, 05:23 PM
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haha, got the same problem here. i just have been too lazy to get the grease. next thing i gotta do though!
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Old 03-29-2004, 06:31 PM
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Just the front passenger door here also.. Starting to see a pattern here... I'll have to get in the lube habit like I do with the antenna on the pathfinder and 89 max.lol
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If you got some WD-40 sitting around, it should do the trick.
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