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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 340 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 340 | I am having issues with the DS door on my 56 3100. It literally jumps up and down as i pick up speed and am on uneven highway. My door does not have weather strip in it as of now, is that likely the main issue causing this? Or could it be an alignment issue? The door closes and opens good, looks aligned from the outside. I have the weather-strip, but am holding off putting it in until i paint the inside of the cab. I am basically doing a build, area by area, so i can drive and enjoy it during the process. Hope that makes sense. Appreciate any tips or info around this.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2021 Posts: 389 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2021 Posts: 389 | Without the weather strip it is going to “bounce” around. It’s really all the flexing of the cab and it not having any cushion
Unless the latch is not holding. Mine is a 56 and that’s what it seemed like till I replaced the weather strip. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,300 Moderator for Tons o' Fun , Co-Moderator Driveline Forum | | Moderator for Tons o' Fun , Co-Moderator Driveline Forum Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,300 | The "jumps up and down" make me want to suggest you check your hinges while your at it. Open the door wide open and grab the lower part of the door and lift up on it and check to see how much "up and down" play you have. I suspect you will find you have "a lot". Rebuild the hinges if that's what you find.
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"They will forget what you've said, and they will forget what you have done but they will never forget the way you made them feel." | | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 340 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 340 | Thanks hcb and Dusty for this advice! | | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 340 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 340 | I checked my drivers door and it is solid from moving up and down - no play that way at all, but it has like a half inch of play moving out and back in again. I was incorrect in saying it had up and down motion in my first post. It just seemed that way when i was driving it on a rough road. I think adding the weather stripping will help. But curious if anyone else has had this issue of the door moving out and in, and if rebuilding the hinges would still help with this? Thanks. | | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 9,828 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 9,828 | Unless it moves in and out at the hinge pillar, then rebuilding the hinges won't help. The weatherstrip is likely your main issue, and after that's installed, adjusting the latch striker should take care of it.
Moving your post to Doors where it'll be more on topic.
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Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | |
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