what creates door sag

[03mach1]

what creates door sag?

[Mike Phillips]

Re: what creates door sag

• Misalignment
• Loose bolts
• Worn hinges
• Rusted metal in the area
• Impact damage

These are off the top of our head...

What are you working on?

[DaGonz]

Re: what creates door sag

• Misalignment
• Loose bolts
• Worn hinges
• Rusted metal in the area
• Impact damage

These are off the top of our head...

What are you working on?

Don't forget "gravity"!

[Nappers]

Re: what creates door sag

Don't forget "gravity"!

My wife says gravity too on sagging, oh and age...........

She says I can get a new truck someday but she gets the lift, I said "okay, how about a new Duramax and get you a 4" lift........" she laughed and said, maybe we can finance them together...........

but seriously, the above mentioned, my old '64 Chevy pick-up has a slight sag on the doors and the door pins are shot. That seems to be the biggest culprit with sagging doors, with exception to loose bolts or damage from an impact that wasn't fixed right
L8R

Aaron

[03mach1]

Re: what creates door sag

well mike i was just wondering because my 97 mustang has door sag and i was just wondering how it was caused. you can really tell that it has it. i looked at the hinges and it looks like the bolts are loose and looks like it is separating and i don't know how that could happen unless the door had pressure put on it. the car was never in an accident. i car faxed it so i am guessing it is from age.

[gb387]

Re: what creates door sag

well mike i was just wondering because my 97 mustang has door sag and i was just wondering how it was caused. you can really tell that it has it. i looked at the hinges and it looks like the bolts are loose and looks like it is separating and i don't know how that could happen unless the door had pressure put on it. the car was never in an accident. i car faxed it so i am guessing it is from age.

Not sure on your exact vehicle but, quite often there are little bushings that wear out and can be replaced. If you are not familiar, bushings prevent the hinge pin from wearing, the hinge pin rotates in the bushing... the bushings (plastic/brass/whatever) are made of a softer material than the hinge pin itself thus wearing the bushing out and not the hinge pin. They also help provide a nice smooth operation of the door. The plastic bushings don't last at all others are brass and last much longer.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: what creates door sag

Don't forget "gravity"!

Whoops forget the simple factor...

To reverse the effects of gravity which could be causing door sag simply flip the car over.

[gb387]

Re: what creates door sag

To reverse the effects of gravity which could be causing door sag simply flip the car over.