Fixed a nagging door problem today....
Thread Starter
AudiWorld Super User
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 21,753
Likes: 3
Fixed a nagging door problem today....
someone posted this problem last fall or early winter.
since late summer, I thought I had heard a rattle or something loose when I shut my drivers' door.
I removed the door panel, and felt around with the glass down in the door.
It wasn't 'till I dropped the glass, that I then saw and heard the problem, here.
<img src="http://www.loomknitting.com/auditt/images/window1.jpg">
It was this large washer. It holds the glass in place against that part of the riser. The screw was loose, and the white nylon piece was rattling against the glass and the plated washer.
I had to remove it to find the right sized Torx bit.
<img src="http://www.loomknitting.com/auditt/images/window3.jpg">
<img src="http://www.loomknitting.com/auditt/images/window8.jpg">
I could just get my hand back here to screw in the screw by hand, then I put the bit in the socket,m and turned it using a small crescent wrench. No pics, 'cuz my hands were full. but it works - no noise now.
BTW- These highlighted spots here are the white Delrin guides for the window lift. A good lube of silicon spray or a WD-40 look-alike will stop all squealing windows.
<img src="http://www.loomknitting.com/auditt/images/window9.jpg">
since late summer, I thought I had heard a rattle or something loose when I shut my drivers' door.
I removed the door panel, and felt around with the glass down in the door.
It wasn't 'till I dropped the glass, that I then saw and heard the problem, here.
<img src="http://www.loomknitting.com/auditt/images/window1.jpg">
It was this large washer. It holds the glass in place against that part of the riser. The screw was loose, and the white nylon piece was rattling against the glass and the plated washer.
I had to remove it to find the right sized Torx bit.
<img src="http://www.loomknitting.com/auditt/images/window3.jpg">
<img src="http://www.loomknitting.com/auditt/images/window8.jpg">
I could just get my hand back here to screw in the screw by hand, then I put the bit in the socket,m and turned it using a small crescent wrench. No pics, 'cuz my hands were full. but it works - no noise now.
BTW- These highlighted spots here are the white Delrin guides for the window lift. A good lube of silicon spray or a WD-40 look-alike will stop all squealing windows.
<img src="http://www.loomknitting.com/auditt/images/window9.jpg">
AudiWorld Super User
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 3,935
Likes: 77
From: Iowa
Re: Fixed a nagging door problem today....
awesome...i was one of the people who posted the problem...dealer took care of it under waranty, but thanks for posting so i know how to fix from now on.
AudiWorld Super User
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 6,502
Likes: 0
Bipes does it again!!!!!!! :)
I am the same problem and they charged me $398 to fix at stealership and it still does the same rattle. They said the window sensor needed to be replaced.
Thanks God for folks like you on the forum!
Nice find and great write-up.
Thanks God for folks like you on the forum!
Nice find and great write-up.
Trending Topics
AudiWorld Stories
Bringing Audi to Life for Audi Fans
10 Strangest Audi Designs That Actually Made Production
Joe Kucinski
2027 Audi Q7 and SQ7: Audi Upgraded EVERYTHING!
Michael S. Palmer
Audi Unveils Absurdly Cool New Supercar: 10 Things You Need to Know!
Verdad Gallardo
The Highs & Lows of Every Audi C-Class Generation
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Audis Ever Sold on Bring-A-Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Audi Features & Options We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
Audi Recreates Crazy-Looking Speed Record Breaker From 1935
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilder Recreates the 1995 Audi TTS Concept
Verdad Gallardo