Lower door hinge

[chr1sb]

The lower hinge on my '95 Chim is creaking badly, & the door is fairly stiff in operation. I've tried spraying penetrating oil from the outside, running oil down a tube onto the bracket from through the speaker hole, all with zero effect.
Problem is, can't actually SEE much through the speaker hole, so not sure where exactly to put the lube. Not even sure what the thing looks like (no illustrations in 'The Bible').
Thought about drilling access hole on inside face of door close to hinge, but no idea where best point to drill would be.

Anyone else had this problem / any ideas ? I note the 'Bible' talks about shimming the hinge by accessing through the panel in the footwell. Haven't taken this apart yet, but it doesn't look as if this would give access to the pivoting part of the hinge in any case (?)

Chris

[Chris Smith]

Chris,
I don't wish to sound condascending, but just check again. My 95 Chim has the actual moving part of the hinge in front of the door and I can see it with the door fully open. There again, it wouldn't be the only thing that was different between 2 Chimaeras!

[chr1sb]

Chris Smith said:

Chris,
I don't wish to sound condascending, but just check again. My 95 Chim has the actual moving part of the hinge in front of the door and I can see it with the door fully open. There again, it wouldn't be the only thing that was different between 2 Chimaeras!

Hi Chris,

Yes, I appreciate that there is of course some part of the hinge visible, but no ammount of spraying with lube / grease etc does the job. Therefore, I've concluded that the creak is eminating from the part I can't see, ie the bit inside the door !

Chris

[chrispitman]

If you pull back the carpet on the sill there is a hole to access the bolt.

Have you tried to remove the carpet pannel in the door for better access, usually fitted with screws hidden in the carpet.

[chr1sb]

chrispitman said:

If you pull back the carpet on the sill there is a hole to access the bolt.

Have you tried to remove the carpet pannel in the door for better access, usually fitted with screws hidden in the carpet.

Thanks Chris - I'll have a look at the the sill. Not sure what you mean about the carpet panel. Do you mean the door card, or the kick panel in the footwell ?

Chris