[s-cars] Help: driver side window wind noise...

Mon Nov 20 11:25:37 EST 2006

Went to work on this problem this weekend, and as Jack posted below,
adjusting the REAR door hinges helped match the door contours of front
door trailing edge, and rear door leading edge.  Ran out of time, but I
still need to go back in now and slightly adjust the rear door window
carrier to get the same good seal again now that I've changed the rear
door skin position with the hinges.  Front door now lines up with rear,
but the rear door carrier seal needs just a bit of correction.

I left an associated problem for later, but looking for some additional
advice: on both drivers and passenger door window carriers (front doors
only), and especially the passenger's, the large and complex rubber
gasket that seals the window to door carrier and then against the frame
when the door closes, seems to have been installed too far down on the
trailing edge of the window carrier.  At the top rear corner of the
window, instead of the gaskets top edge profile carrying its horizontal
line straight back to the slighly acute angle it looks like it should
be, the top edge drops down about 10-15 degrees leaving a small corner
triangle of space  of about 1/2" between door and gasket. The interior
door frame gasket keeps rain out so far, but it does not look correct,
and I'm guessing that someone previously removed and reinstalled this
gasket on these doors.  Could explain the problems with the door hinges
on the passenger side as well...

Does anyone have any BTDT with respect to removal/reinstallation of that
gasket?  I couldn't find any specific directions in the Bentley, and I
really don't want to screw that piece of rubber up charting new
territory without a map...ie adhesives used if any, gotcha's, etc.

Thanks for the help everyone!

-Randy
95.5 S6 Avant (givin' up its secrets slowly)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Gagnon [mailto:bullitt at gwi.net] 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 3:18 AM
> To: McCall, Randy; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Help: driver side window wind noise...
> 
> Hey guys,
> 
> BTDT,  I had wind noise from my passenger door, I could get 
> rid of the noise by adjusting the striker, but that left the 
> rear door skin sticking out by almost an 1/8 on the top to 
> 1/16 or so on the bottom.  This is not a good thing becouse 
> the leading edge of the rear door gets sand blasted in the 
> winter.  I finally figured out that the hinges on the REAR 
> door can be easily adjusted to align perfectly with the front 
> door.  I did not have to adjust the window carrier at all.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Jack
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of McCall, Randy
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 1:37 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Help: driver side window wind noise...
> 
> 
> I was just puzzling over how to get this job done yesterday 
> on my front passenger door for my 95.5 Avant. But in this 
> case the actual door skin contour does not quite line up 
> correctly with the read door leading edge (the front seems to 
> be ok though), AND the window carrier isn't quite right; the 
> top horizontal line of the door lines up ok, but the the top 
> half of the door skin protrudes out, while the bottom rear 
> door is somewhat in relative to the rear door leading edge - 
> its as if the door is slightly rotated on a longitudinal 
> axis.  I read the procedures Chris mentioned below for 
> adjusting the window carrier as that task also needs to be 
> done, but Bentley says that first the door skin needs to 
> match the contour correctly.
> 
> Chris, are you suggesting that the shim will also influence 
> the door skin tilt, and not just the window carrier?  I'm 
> just a bit confused with the Bentley info and hoping for a 
> BTDT bit of advice on the door skin adjustment...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Randy
> '95.5 S6-Avant
> '91 200 20V Avant
> '01 allroad (wifes car)
> 
> > Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 15:06:20 -0800 (PST)
> > From: chris chambers <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Help: driver side window wind noise...
> > To: Tony Curran <tony.curran at sympatico.ca>, Scar
> > 	<s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > Message-ID: <20061112230620.25004.qmail at web60512.mail.yahoo.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> >
> > Tony,
> >
> > there are basicly 2 adjustments.
> > If the door isn't closing all the way you can adjust the striker.
> >
> > Otherwise you can adjust the angle of the top half of the door that 
> > contains the window by removing the door panel, loosening 
> the 4 bolts 
> > that hold it in place, the upper half of the door can be 
> moved around 
> > then,
> >
> > PLUS inside the (as you look at the door from the inside) 
> of the door 
> > there is an aluminum shim (the lower right bolt passes 
> through it) you 
> > can adjust the angle of the door by moving the shim up and down.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > --- Tony Curran <tony.curran at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > Looking on s-cars.org for instructions for adjusting the driver 
> > > window for getting rid of the wind noise. Any help appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Tony
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