Flossie
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The problem is the hole wearing in the bracket fixed to the A and B posts. This allows the roll pin to float around and produce the very unrange rovery 'clatt' noise.
I've used the following bits
Bag of m6 20mm stainless Steel button head bolts(hex drive and cheap from screwfix, also can be used to replace the two bolts holding the bracket on) stainless steel washers and nylon nuts, I had them bits already and a 6" bit of 8mm od nylon air line, this is 6mm id.
Drill worn out bracket holes to 8mm, insert nylon tube into both sides and cut flush with a Stanley blade. One m6 bolt is now the new roll pin, I used washers top and bottom and a nut, two ss bolts to replace the bracket mounting bolts, again with washers if your original bolts look manky.
If you do replace those bolts you will need 3 per door, 4 washers and 1 nut per door.
I learnt that propping the door fully open is important to make the job a doddle, if it closed slightly when you have knocked out the old roll pin and removed the bracket, the check strap gets pushed back into the door and is very difficult to pull back out again making reassembly a pita.
First door took me maybe an hour, mainly because of delays with the check strap issue, the other doors only 10mins each start to finish.
The check strap hole it's self is very touch and doesn't appear to suffer from wear, just the bracket.
Doors super quiet now dont know how long the nylon will last but its quick and easy to replace in the future.
I've used the following bits
Bag of m6 20mm stainless Steel button head bolts(hex drive and cheap from screwfix, also can be used to replace the two bolts holding the bracket on) stainless steel washers and nylon nuts, I had them bits already and a 6" bit of 8mm od nylon air line, this is 6mm id.
Drill worn out bracket holes to 8mm, insert nylon tube into both sides and cut flush with a Stanley blade. One m6 bolt is now the new roll pin, I used washers top and bottom and a nut, two ss bolts to replace the bracket mounting bolts, again with washers if your original bolts look manky.
If you do replace those bolts you will need 3 per door, 4 washers and 1 nut per door.
I learnt that propping the door fully open is important to make the job a doddle, if it closed slightly when you have knocked out the old roll pin and removed the bracket, the check strap gets pushed back into the door and is very difficult to pull back out again making reassembly a pita.
First door took me maybe an hour, mainly because of delays with the check strap issue, the other doors only 10mins each start to finish.
The check strap hole it's self is very touch and doesn't appear to suffer from wear, just the bracket.
Doors super quiet now dont know how long the nylon will last but its quick and easy to replace in the future.
