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Drivers door creaks opening/closing

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blankenship
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Re: Drivers door creaks opening/closing

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I've got the door popping problem and my pillar welds are SHOT. (See attached photo...crack is pretty serious and descends down the pillar an inch or more.)

Question is whether "weld-removal / bolt replacement" technique will actually work for me...what do the bolts actually secure or anchor to?

Is my door beyond repair in this method? How about this method?

Do I need to suck it up and go to the body shop?
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Post by precopster »

Tapping a thread throught the spot weld worked for me on my 850 wagon last year before I sold it.

I used 10mm head with 6mm X 1.0 metric thread I think it was.

Don't know if the repair lasted but it looked pretty solid and got rid of that pesky noise whenever I opened the driver's door.

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