2000 Camry LE driver Door
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From: camryguy on 11 Jan 2010 00:43 Over the past couple months, I've noticed that the driver's door on my 2000 Camry LE has started to sag. The gap between it and the quarter panel is uneven (Starts wide at the top and gets smaller as you go down) and if you are looking at it from the outside, the chrome trim from the front to back door doesn't line up. Also the top of the door doesn't match the rear. I tried pulling up on the door and there seems to be quite a bit of 'play' in how high the door can go. I tried looking for an adjustment screw or something on the bottom hinge but couldn't really find anything. The door still operates fine but I don't want it to get any worse as the front quarter panel is getting pretty close. If there is anyone out there who has heard of this or has had this happen, a response would be greatly appreciated.
From: Leftie on 11 Jan 2010 07:38 camryguy wrote: > Over the past couple months, I've noticed that the driver's door on my > 2000 Camry LE has started to sag. The gap between it and the quarter > panel is uneven (Starts wide at the top and gets smaller as you go > down) and if you are looking at it from the outside, the chrome trim > from the front to back door doesn't line up. Also the top of the door > doesn't match the rear. I tried pulling up on the door and there seems > to be quite a bit of 'play' in how high the door can go. I tried > looking for an adjustment screw or something on the bottom hinge but > couldn't really find anything. The door still operates fine but I > don't want it to get any worse as the front quarter panel is getting > pretty close. If there is anyone out there who has heard of this or > has had this happen, a response would be greatly appreciated. The hinges are either worn or their mounting bolts have loosened. At that age it probably needs new hinges if it's been used a lot. Check the bolts first.
From: spsffan on 12 Jan 2010 00:45 Leftie wrote: > camryguy wrote: >> Over the past couple months, I've noticed that the driver's door on my >> 2000 Camry LE has started to sag. The gap between it and the quarter >> panel is uneven (Starts wide at the top and gets smaller as you go >> down) and if you are looking at it from the outside, the chrome trim >> from the front to back door doesn't line up. Also the top of the door >> doesn't match the rear. I tried pulling up on the door and there seems >> to be quite a bit of 'play' in how high the door can go. I tried >> looking for an adjustment screw or something on the bottom hinge but >> couldn't really find anything. The door still operates fine but I >> don't want it to get any worse as the front quarter panel is getting >> pretty close. If there is anyone out there who has heard of this or >> has had this happen, a response would be greatly appreciated. > > > The hinges are either worn or their mounting bolts have loosened. At > that age it probably needs new hinges if it's been used a lot. Check the > bolts first. Huh? A 10 year old car, and a Toyota at that should not suffer from sagging door hinges unless you have been stressing it by hanging on the open door. My 1995 Camry doesn't sag. I'd bet on the bolts working loose.
From: Leftie on 12 Jan 2010 21:35 spsffan wrote: > Leftie wrote: >> camryguy wrote: >>> Over the past couple months, I've noticed that the driver's door on my >>> 2000 Camry LE has started to sag. The gap between it and the quarter >>> panel is uneven (Starts wide at the top and gets smaller as you go >>> down) and if you are looking at it from the outside, the chrome trim >>> from the front to back door doesn't line up. Also the top of the door >>> doesn't match the rear. I tried pulling up on the door and there seems >>> to be quite a bit of 'play' in how high the door can go. I tried >>> looking for an adjustment screw or something on the bottom hinge but >>> couldn't really find anything. The door still operates fine but I >>> don't want it to get any worse as the front quarter panel is getting >>> pretty close. If there is anyone out there who has heard of this or >>> has had this happen, a response would be greatly appreciated. >> >> >> The hinges are either worn or their mounting bolts have loosened. >> At that age it probably needs new hinges if it's been used a lot. >> Check the bolts first. > > > Huh? A 10 year old car, and a Toyota at that should not suffer from > sagging door hinges unless you have been stressing it by hanging on the > open door. My 1995 Camry doesn't sag. I'd bet on the bolts working loose. Ours aren't loose either, but if they get rusty and aren't oiled they go in a couple of years.
From: camryguy on 13 Jan 2010 11:58
Well, the hinges seem to be firmly attached to both the car and the door, its within the hinge that there seems to be alot of play, where the pin that connects both pieces of the hinge together. There doesn't appear to be any rust on the the hinge mechanism but also appears well greased. The car has 210,000 kms on it, but I have only owned it for the past 30,000kms. I'll keep an update to see if the problem is getting worse or if it has stabilized. |