ITS ALIVE!!!! :)

[Kneale Brownson]

The noise probably is in the strap (that flat metal arm that's anchored to 
the body a bit below the top hinge and runs inside the leading edge of the 
door).  I've stopped the graunching noise by spraying it with a lubricant 
that includes some teflon.  Hi-tack spray lubes work too.  The strap is 
what keeps the door from opening beyond the capacity of the hinges.



At 10:51 AM 05/29/2001 -0400, Beatty, Robert wrote:

>Well the wifes 89 200tqa is officially on the road and registered as of this
>morning.  Finished the motor swap on sat and just have to make a couple
>slight changes in wiring so the rest of the gauges work, but its purring
>like a kitten.
>
>Few minor issues though....
>
>The doors make a horrible grinding noise when opened.  Tried spraying them
>with white lithium grease but no help.  Any btdt ideas?
>
>Gotta buy a set of hatch struts so one of us doesnt get killed by the hatch
>falling on us.
>
>Anyone have a source (or a spare) cover that rolls up behind the rear seats
>and covers the rear (trunk) space in the wagon for a grey leather 200?
>
>Other than that, the car sounds great, seems to run perfectly, even has 1.4
>boost!  Now it just needs a chip/wg spring and I'll be happy :).
>
>Rob
>89 200tqa
>87 5ktq
>