Prev: Are you OK with Kama Sutra being a sacred text?
Next: And now, a word about head gaskets...
From: steve on 21 Jul 2010 11:21
Not sure if there are any real Toyota users here, (seems to be hijacked by
political morons) Anyway.

I have a 2004 Toyota sienna van. The Passenger side door is making noise
when opening and closing. The arm that is fixed to the door that stops it
from going any further seems to be making a noise. It is attached to
something inside the door, Ive tried oiling it but its something that is
physically broken it appears inside the door. Has anyone seen this and knows
how to fix.

thanks.

From: CharlesGrozny on 21 Jul 2010 13:30

"steve" <stevesemple(a)abc.com> wrote in message
news:i273a7$op9$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> Not sure if there are any real Toyota users here, (seems to be hijacked by
> political morons) Anyway.
>
> I have a 2004 Toyota sienna van. The Passenger side door is making noise
> when opening and closing. The arm that is fixed to the door that stops it
> from going any further seems to be making a noise. It is attached to
> something inside the door, Ive tried oiling it but its something that is
> physically broken it appears inside the door. Has anyone seen this and
> knows how to fix.
>
> thanks.

OK, I've had a 95 Previa with a right side door only. Oiling doesn't help
those doors. Is it a 'scraping' sort of noise?

What you need to lubricate it is a white lithium grease and you're going to
have to "work it in" if it's that dry.

Charles Grozny

From: Ray O on 22 Jul 2010 00:21

"steve" <stevesemple(a)abc.com> wrote in message
news:i273a7$op9$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> Not sure if there are any real Toyota users here, (seems to be hijacked by
> political morons) Anyway.
>
> I have a 2004 Toyota sienna van. The Passenger side door is making noise
> when opening and closing. The arm that is fixed to the door that stops it
> from going any further seems to be making a noise. It is attached to
> something inside the door, Ive tried oiling it but its something that is
> physically broken it appears inside the door. Has anyone seen this and
> knows how to fix.
>
> thanks.

Is the door a power door or a manual door?

Sounds are difficult to diagnose without hearing them first hand.

What did you oil? There should be rollers on the upper and lower arms that
move along the door track. Make sure that the rollers are oiled and turn
freely, then apply some lithium grease on the inside of the tracks. IIRC,
there are upper, middle, and lower door tracks.

If something is physically broken inside the door, you would get a rattle
more than a scraping sound. A scraping sound points to the rollers on the
door arm or interference in the tracks.

If something is rattling inside the door, remove the inner door panel and
take a look at the bottom of the door cavity for loose objects.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)


From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 22 Jul 2010 15:36
On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:21:02 -0500, Ray O wrote:

>>
>> I have a 2004 Toyota sienna van. The Passenger side door is making noise
>> when opening and closing. The arm that is fixed to the door that stops it
>> from going any further seems to be making a noise. It is attached to
>> something inside the door, Ive tried oiling it but its something that is
>> physically broken it appears inside the door. Has anyone seen this and
>> knows how to fix.
>>
>> thanks.
>
> Is the door a power door or a manual door?

'Bout time you showed up. Were you out in the woods with the boys? :0

This is a common problem on these doors, but I can't remember the fix. I
was hoping you would...



From: Ray O on 23 Jul 2010 00:16

"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
news:A412o.14065$hF1.12745(a)newsfe14.iad...
> On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:21:02 -0500, Ray O wrote:
>
>>>
>>> I have a 2004 Toyota sienna van. The Passenger side door is making noise
>>> when opening and closing. The arm that is fixed to the door that stops
>>> it
>>> from going any further seems to be making a noise. It is attached to
>>> something inside the door, Ive tried oiling it but its something that is
>>> physically broken it appears inside the door. Has anyone seen this and
>>> knows how to fix.
>>>
>>> thanks.
>>
>> Is the door a power door or a manual door?
>
> 'Bout time you showed up. Were you out in the woods with the boys? :0
>
> This is a common problem on these doors, but I can't remember the fix. I
> was hoping you would...
>
There haven't been any relevant Toyota posts in a while.

I don't remember the fix either, but IIRC, the problem is more common in
power doors than manual doors.

I've been teaching/leading climbing and rappelling the past 3 weekends.
There is climbing at camp this weekend as well, but I need to change the oil
in the car my daughter is driving, figure out what is going on with the low
oil pressure light in the Focus, and do a front brake job on a friend's
Entourage. Climbing is more fun but I've noticed that getting to the top to
set ropes and anchors seems to take a lot more effort than it used to!
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)


 |  Next  |  Last
Pages: 1 2
Prev: Are you OK with Kama Sutra being a sacred text?
Next: And now, a word about head gaskets...