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for others in the future that suffer the gear tunnel door squeek
mine was lubed by the sc only to come back in a couple months. I’m on dry dirt roads daily and that and rain seem to exacerbate the issue.
After tearing things down to expose the hinge this is where I found the source. First pic
The door is assisted by two springs on a three or four piece pivot rod. The points to blast with your choice of lube are the two outside parts where the rod meet the hinge. And then into the spring coil. There is a bushing that each spring rides on independently. That was the source of the squeek. In the picture above I tore down the bottom plastic( jack point) the. The outter trim piece. Then the inner trim piece that is connected to the fender trim.
You don’t need to remove all that to lube it. Unless you want to see all the parts you are living.
the easy way is to just remove the outter trim. Pull straight out. And use your pry tool of choice. (It’s on there good but the parts that hold it together are tough and shouldn’t break.
This is what you’ll see when you pull the outer trim off (second pic)
on the left upper portion of this inner trim piece you can see the two holes. Spray with a straw in the two joints there. Then direct it inward to the spring.
Also there is a dampener that slows the door down on one side. In this picture it is to the rear. (Left when looking at the hinge)lube this also.
I tried dry silicon lube. It got most of it. But what really got ride of it was wd40. I expect it will attract dust but it is what it is.
mine was lubed by the sc only to come back in a couple months. I’m on dry dirt roads daily and that and rain seem to exacerbate the issue.
After tearing things down to expose the hinge this is where I found the source. First pic
The door is assisted by two springs on a three or four piece pivot rod. The points to blast with your choice of lube are the two outside parts where the rod meet the hinge. And then into the spring coil. There is a bushing that each spring rides on independently. That was the source of the squeek. In the picture above I tore down the bottom plastic( jack point) the. The outter trim piece. Then the inner trim piece that is connected to the fender trim.
You don’t need to remove all that to lube it. Unless you want to see all the parts you are living.
the easy way is to just remove the outter trim. Pull straight out. And use your pry tool of choice. (It’s on there good but the parts that hold it together are tough and shouldn’t break.
This is what you’ll see when you pull the outer trim off (second pic)
on the left upper portion of this inner trim piece you can see the two holes. Spray with a straw in the two joints there. Then direct it inward to the spring.
Also there is a dampener that slows the door down on one side. In this picture it is to the rear. (Left when looking at the hinge)lube this also.
I tried dry silicon lube. It got most of it. But what really got ride of it was wd40. I expect it will attract dust but it is what it is.
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