2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission The best 3 minutes I've ever spent working on my truck

[JeppinHackSaw]

So, finally I'd had enough of the wind noise from out of adjusted rear QC doors. T-40 Torx bit and about a minute or so per side of loosening and tightening the striker in about 1/4 of an inch and most of the wind noise is gone!!! I'm happier than a pig in poo. Oo.



Wish I would've done that 2 months ago when I bought the truck.

 

[LOtero]

stricker??

 

[JeppinHackSaw]

stricker??

whoops



striker

 

[LOtero]

ahhh nice! thanks i should have figured that out on my own hehe

 

[3grumpy]

congrats...

Good Job

NOW can you figure how to stop the squeak in the left front of my truck

Thanks have a good day

 

[rweis]

Get a cat, sounds like a mouse to me.



Bob Weis

 

[rowilson]

The squeak is probably from the automatic transmission linkage from the steering column to the transmission. Lubed mine with some lithium grease spray and no more squeak.

 

[onestackdram]

ok explain the same squeak in the drivers side front of my cab with a manual. . it drives me insane

 

[GOlsen]

So, finally I'd had enough of the wind noise from out of adjusted rear QC doors. T-40 Torx bit and about a minute or so per side of loosening and tightening the striker in about 1/4 of an inch and most of the wind noise is gone!!! I'm happier than a pig in poo. Oo.

Wish I would've done that 2 months ago when I bought the truck.

I'm having the same issue. What striker are you talking about? I was thinking I'd have to live with the noise forever.

 

[JeppinHackSaw]

If your truck is a quad cab (98+) with the 4 doors. The process is really simple.



Grab your shut rear door (with the front door open) and push/pull on it to see if there is play in it. If so, this procedure should fix your problem, if not, I don't know what to tell you.



Get a T-40 torx bit, the striker that is on the rocker panel that the rear door latches to (It's basically an upside down U) take the 2 torx bolts and losen them up (you do NOT have to take them all the way out, I don't think you should, I'm guessing there is some kind of square nut in a channel on the bottom of them, so you dont want the nut to drop into the rocker panel) Just loosen them up and tap on the striker (inwards towards the cab of the truck) about 1/4 of an inch, tighten the 2 torx bolts back up and walla!



Takes a grand total of about 3 minutes, and that was including the time that it took me to look around the garage for the right size torx bit.

 

[NoSeeUm]

Explain how you had sex at the same time while doing this to make the story more believable.



Jim

 

[JeppinHackSaw]

Explain how you had sex at the same time while doing this to make the story more believable.



Jim

Sorry, that's longer than a 3 minute job. :--)