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Old Jun 19, 2018 | 03:17 PM
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Driver side door creaks with opening and closing. (2013 C4S). Any suggestions on what to use to lube the hinges?
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Old Jun 19, 2018 | 03:21 PM
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Driver side door creaks with opening and closing. (2013 C4S). Any suggestions on what to use to lube the hinges?
It's likely not the hinges, it's the door stop. Dealer fixed this on my car once. Think they may have had to pull door card.
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Old Jun 19, 2018 | 03:29 PM
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I had that problem. Get a can of white lithium spray grease with the red straw nozzle. Stick straw into where the door check strap inserts into the door. Give top and bottom a squirt. Using your fingers give the check strap itself a light coat. Did that when I bought my car two years ago and the problem hasn't come back.
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Old Jun 19, 2018 | 04:27 PM
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Lithium spray is good stuff!
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Old Jun 19, 2018 | 09:50 PM
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It is the door checks for sure. No amount of lube fixed them. Dealer tried as well and finally replaced them.
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Old Jun 20, 2018 | 09:53 AM
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Definitely can be lubed to fix, had the same problem on both doors, each door card came off within 3 minutes and lubed, done.

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Old Jun 21, 2018 | 01:58 AM
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You don't need to remove the door panels...
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Old Jun 21, 2018 | 06:04 PM
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You don't need to remove the door panels...
I had mine done at a dealer, supposedly this tech has heard this complaint quite a bit, I'll assume this is the best way to go about it based on his experiences
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Old Jun 21, 2018 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Churchill
I had that problem. Get a can of white lithium spray grease with the red straw nozzle. Stick straw into where the door check strap inserts into the door. Give top and bottom a squirt. Using your fingers give the check strap itself a light coat. Did that when I bought my car two years ago and the problem hasn't come back.
This should do the trick. A five minute job and done. Maybe a ten minute job if you include trying to put that da&n red straw thingy into the nozzle without getting the grease all over everything!!
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