tongsli
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Well,
I finally joined the club of VDubbers with a broken glove box hinge. So, faced with a choice of spending close to $300 for the NEW style or paying $28.00 for a new replacement door, guess which one I chose???
After doing a search on the VOrtex, I found a thread where someone suggested drilling a small hole at the end of the door "brake"
I don't have the new door yet, but have performed the necessary "dampnerectomy".
For those of you who still have an in-tact door, I would highly recommend LUBRICATING THE PISTON OF THE DAMPNER as preventative maintenance. It will save you from having to remove your center console, glove box, etc, etc.
Here's the basic problem: the door brake is way over designed for the strength of the plastic door hinge. So, with time the piston will cause the hinge to fail.
Here are some pics
POS door hinge
The piston is located on the right side
Piston with door hinge seen from the back side
First, remove the piston Pin that holds it to the POS hinge
You need to squeeze the pin for each hole you go through. First the hinge, then the piston, then the hinge again.
Pry and pop off the white plastic cap. Be careful!
Remove the internal piston and drill bottom with a small bit
[ January 04, 2003, 16:28: Message edited by: tongsli ]
I finally joined the club of VDubbers with a broken glove box hinge. So, faced with a choice of spending close to $300 for the NEW style or paying $28.00 for a new replacement door, guess which one I chose???
After doing a search on the VOrtex, I found a thread where someone suggested drilling a small hole at the end of the door "brake"
I don't have the new door yet, but have performed the necessary "dampnerectomy".
For those of you who still have an in-tact door, I would highly recommend LUBRICATING THE PISTON OF THE DAMPNER as preventative maintenance. It will save you from having to remove your center console, glove box, etc, etc.
Here's the basic problem: the door brake is way over designed for the strength of the plastic door hinge. So, with time the piston will cause the hinge to fail.
Here are some pics
POS door hinge
The piston is located on the right side
Piston with door hinge seen from the back side
First, remove the piston Pin that holds it to the POS hinge
You need to squeeze the pin for each hole you go through. First the hinge, then the piston, then the hinge again.
Pry and pop off the white plastic cap. Be careful!
Remove the internal piston and drill bottom with a small bit
[ January 04, 2003, 16:28: Message edited by: tongsli ]