dommatthews Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Hi my door stay is broken I've had to remove the bolt that holds it onto the cars body. The part that is attached to the car looks as if some form of welding had snapped. Will this cause MOT fail or not. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 The door stay? I'm guessing you mean the check strap.No, it won't be an MOT failure, but you'll start getting annoyed eventually. I've heard of a few people having the welding snap. Just get it welded again mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dommatthews Posted September 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 How do I post a picture via mobile? I will show you what I mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Go on imgur, get it uploaded then post the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dommatthews Posted September 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 http://imgur.com/JzcEJmYIt is the check strap, the bit on the left needs re welding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 No. You're missing the bolt that goes through.I'm guessing someone took it out because the noise it was making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dommatthews Posted September 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 I removed the bolt because the noise was driving me insane, it was a constant load bang and the thing on the left would make the noise. Does it need re wedding back on because I stil have the bolt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 I removed the bolt because the noise was driving me insane, it was a constant load bang and the thing on the left would make the noise. Does it need re wedding back on because I stil have the boltAre you sure it needs welding and not just the typical check strap banging noise? Which part needs welding? I can't see anything that needs welding there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket. Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 The only thing I can think of that would need welding is the captive nut that the bolt screws in to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dommatthews Posted September 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 okey well that sounds good. would it be worth fitting a new door strap and bolt then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket. Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 okey well that sounds good. would it be worth fitting a new door strap and bolt then?It'll fix the noise problem if you do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Why don't you just use a big bush, like in the how to's on here?Saves you time and money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stator Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 Which part is making the noise?On my car it's the mounting bracket on the left that catches on the door frame and makes the noise. Haven't seen any solutions to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davedex Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 how do you keep the bit which is on the inside of the door pillar from jumping when the door opens?  When i open the door there is a banging noise as the door opens and you can see the bracket 'jumping'.  I guess i need to take the trim off in the footwell by the accelerator and get to the other side of the bracket to see why it is not held solid.   Any help gratefully received!  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Brass bush. Job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stator Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 21 minutes ago, Davedex said: how do you keep the bit which is on the inside of the door pillar from jumping when the door opens?  When i open the door there is a banging noise as the door opens and you can see the bracket 'jumping'.  I guess i need to take the trim off in the footwell by the accelerator and get to the other side of the bracket to see why it is not held solid.   Any help gratefully received!  You can't see anything from the inside. I had the bracket welded in the end. Works fine now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davedex Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Thanks, that has saved me taking it apart, is that t possible to get welded back in place with paint all over the bracket and pillar as I thought that to weld you had to have bare metal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stator Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 I can't tell you anything about the welding as I just paid someone to do it, but I can show you what they did: Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davedex Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Thanks for that, it is good to see that it can be welded like that so might see if I can find someone to do mine. Obviously I guess the weld is stronger enough to hold it in places whenever the door opens and there are no signs of the weld breaking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stator Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) Wouldn't know what I'm looking at really but it seems solid enough to me. Edited April 18, 2016 by stator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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