Boot Door Rattling

Post by **georgeIRL** » 13 Sep 2006, 14:46

Folks,

Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. My boot door rattles when shut. If i go around the the back and try shake the door its solid and i can't hear and rattles but when driving it does rattle.

Has anyone else come accross this and found the problem.

Thanks

George

Post by **syncroandy** » 13 Sep 2006, 17:46

I had this problem. Initially I just tried adjusting the latch plate (the one bolted to the body) to make the lid tighter against the body. This worked for a short period, and then came back. It seemed to me that the latch plate was shifting. I then bought a new latch plate, and after I fitted that the rattle hasn't come back.

Post by **kevtherev** » 13 Sep 2006, 19:40

is it the door against the latch or something in the door do you think?

Post by **georgeIRL** » 14 Sep 2006, 08:39

i'm not sure where it is to be honest

with the door closed if i rattle it i hear nothing

with the dorr open when i rattle it i hear nothing

yet when its closed and i'm driving its rattles.

i'll try adjust the latch plate today and see if it makes any difference

Post by **tonytech** » 14 Sep 2006, 10:59

Are you sure it's the door rattling?
Engine cover loose? Exhaust lose?

Does it rattle more the faster you go?
Give us a clue what engine and spec your van is?
My Caravelle has central locking so has extra bits in the Tail gate that could rattle.

T

Post by **HarryMann** » 14 Sep 2006, 11:21

Check the rubbers, to see if any areas are excessivley squished out, partic near the latch.

Grease the latch plate and at least try loosening those big set screws and tigthening up the gap a bit...

To find out for real quickly, you could in fact shut it with some fabric or soft material jammed in the gaps left and right of the latch.

Post by **Aidan** » 14 Sep 2006, 12:29

missing stop on one side ? There are two large plastic stops screwed into the body that the tailgate should rest against - if one is missing the tailgate will be twisting slightly and can rattle, just an idea.

Post by **ermie571** » 14 Sep 2006, 14:00

There are two large plastic stops screwed

Well I never!!!

Are these stops still available? I haven't got one, let alone two!!!

Will have to go hunting...

thanks Beaker

Emma

Post by **kevtherev** » 14 Sep 2006, 14:49

hmmm yes could be the exhaust tony

Post by **georgeIRL** » 14 Sep 2006, 15:20

She is a 87 Panel Van, 1.6TD

I'll check a few more bits out this evening. Actually if i left the boot door open and drove down the road that would tell me if its the door or the exhaust etc etc

I think the rubbers are ok.

Its not the engine cover, thats down tight.

I'll take a few pics in a short while and put them up

George

Website · Post by **CovKid** » 14 Sep 2006, 17:47

Jailbars can rattle too

Post by **HarryMann** » 14 Sep 2006, 18:01

I wouldn't drive far with the tailgate up...

Slam it shut with an old T-shirt jammed in it

Post by **georgeIRL** » 15 Sep 2006, 08:58

Harry - never saw yoru warning before i did it!! oops! Its was entertaining but we are all safe and sound.

Now with the tailgate up it didn't rattle. So when i came back i adjusted the latch plate and it reduced the rattle but its still there every now and again.

One quick question, should the stops be inline with the rubbers or behind them. My stops line up about 10 mm behind the rubbers so i don't think they are doing anything really.

George

Post by **HarryMann** » 15 Sep 2006, 09:18

Pull the tailgate latch even more then unless you think the rubber seal is being overly squashed, its petty squishy stuff... maybe there are long and short stps, I dunno, Aidan seems to be better at noticing these things than most, so maybe theer are differences.

Or maybe those stops are not intended to do anything in a static sense, but act as slam buffers to prevent latch and seal damage...

A thin line of chalk or wet or ? all ar oudn the seal might tell you where its touching and where it isn't if you then shut it carefully (shuv not slam) then open it to check where its touched...

but if its a slight improvement, sounds a small wee bit more migth do it..

Mine has two shutting positions, a light latch when it will rattle but its shut safe, and a good slam when it really is latched properly and seals well - could that be it?

Post by **rogbodge** » 27 Sep 2006, 21:57

Yes - the latch claw (under tailgate) engages the strike plate (on floor) in two stages as above. You may think that adusting the latch plate (on the floor) forwards could pull the tailgate further in against stops / seals - but if you move it in too much, the latch may not rotate to the second position, only engages at the first, & will rattle. It's trial & error.