I have a problem with my front driver's side door. it opens and closes fine, but when it closes, there's a "ka-thunk" sound, with the 'ka' being the unknown noise. The door seems to be just out of alignment, with it being narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. it seems to be hitting something around the middle area of the door. is there any way of re-adjusting the door alignment?

 

My drivers door has a similar problem. After some analyzing it seems as if the plastic/rubber bushing has cracked, leaving the door looking like it's sagging.


You may have a similar issue.

 

it could also be the hinge pin. They can wear out.

 

change both hinges my pops had the same problem when he told me about i went to the dealer and bought it nd changed it and the door would close so smooth now then i spray painted the hinges so it can match the car.

 

How much was the cost for the parts?

 

ill call the dealer and findout for u buddy adn ill let u know sounds good

 

hinges wore out, non-coincidentally its the drivers door!
Just get new ones from Nissan; install! And adjust striker bolt maybe!

I had my old man paint mine to match as well, as I was doing other things that needed painting too.

 

I have the same door sagging problem

Does anyone have a write up?

 

Your calling for me? That would be unnecessary, but appreciated.

 

Who needs a write up?

Should be common sence.

I never did the hinge swap, but I would assume it would be something like this.
Put a block or two under the door to support it, covered with a towel (so you don't scratch the paint) and unbolt the hinges.

Replace with the new ones.

Thats all.

 

it is common senSe*

be sure to tape the seam between fender and door w/ masking tape to prevent nicking!

 

Yes, dont forget that too. Have someone hold the door.

 

I just bought a 2001 I30 w/ a 152k on it. Mine does the same thing. Thanks for the info. Are the Maxima hinges the same as the I30's? The Nissan dealer is right up the street, and the Infinity dealer is all the way across town.

 

i would recommend getting a second hand as it would really suck if something happened and the door fell over. you just like standing rims up... happen to me twice, never again.

but you might just wanna try adjusting the bolts on the hinge and see if you can do any kind of adjusting. but the first thing you gotta do is remove the fender. i believe its about 1 bolt behind the headlight, 3 along the engine bay, and 1 or underneath the car. then, it should be easy adjusting from there.

as far as pricing goes, i believe that is somewhere around 20-30 for each hinge.

 

Thanks for the input sir.

I was exactly thinking about this i.e. fender coming in the way and the possible paint nicks while getting the hinges off.

Definately more work involved than just common sense LOL.

 

There's no need to remove the fender, thats just more work. You have to take it off, put it back on and align all your seams????

Use a jack to hold the door, AFTER taping the seams. Have someone hold the door while you unplug wires and remove hinges.
Reverse this for installation. Little adjustments will probably need made to get the door fitting correctly.

 

This procedure isnt really that hard. Just replace the hinges it is a lot easier than it seems. ALl the info you need is in this thread already.

 

If you want to take a look at the parts, get the FSM from phatg20.net.

 

 

Thanks all for the input! didnt realize it was that simple to readjust/replace the hinges

 

Every one have the same problem. And me too, also the driver's side

 

Seems a bit ridiculous, but I feel it coming on with my 02 too, with just 104,000 KM