Squeaky Hatch Fix
11-21-2005, 09:11 AM
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Squeaky Hatch Fix
I notice my hatch sqeaking when it got cold out the other day. So I decided to investigate. I found the source to be coming from the rubber stops rubbing againts the fiberglass on the hatch inner. The rubber stops have threads and are screwed in on the under side of the hatch. It is this area where these threads and the hatch make contact which causes the sqeaks. I fixed the problem by taking the rubber stops out and applying a little lithium grease to the threads. Screwed them back in and the sqeaks were eliminated. I hope this helps.
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11-21-2005, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by johnnybegood
I notice my hatch sqeaking when it got cold out the other day. So I decided to investigate. I found the source to be coming from the rubber stops rubbing againts the fiberglass on the hatch inner. The rubber stops have threads and are screwed in on the under side of the hatch. It is this area where these threads and the hatch make contact which causes the sqeaks. I fixed the problem by taking the rubber stops out and applying a little lithium grease to the threads. Screwed them back in and the sqeaks where eliminated. I hope this helps.
11-21-2005, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by johnnybegood
I notice my hatch sqeaking when it got cold out the other day. So I decided to investigate. I found the source to be coming from the rubber stops rubbing againts the fiberglass on the hatch inner. The rubber stops have threads and are screwed in on the under side of the hatch. It is this area where these threads and the hatch make contact which causes the sqeaks. I fixed the problem by taking the rubber stops out and applying a little lithium grease to the threads. Screwed them back in and the sqeaks were eliminated. I hope this helps.
it works great on all the rubber seals including window seals an stops most of the creaking sound int the car. (except the really steep driveways that i have to hit on an angle)
11-28-2005, 10:15 PM
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what's Gummi Pflege ?
my convertible hatch was silent all summer but once the cold weather hit it has become very noisy. I too narrowed it to the rubber stops, applied grease to the black rubber. It helped but no where eliminated the problem.
my convertible hatch was silent all summer but once the cold weather hit it has become very noisy. I too narrowed it to the rubber stops, applied grease to the black rubber. It helped but no where eliminated the problem.
12-29-2017, 10:30 AM
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I notice my hatch sqeaking when it got cold out the other day. So I decided to investigate. I found the source to be coming from the rubber stops rubbing againts the fiberglass on the hatch inner. The rubber stops have threads and are screwed in on the under side of the hatch. It is this area where these threads and the hatch make contact which causes the sqeaks. I fixed the problem by taking the rubber stops out and applying a little lithium grease to the threads. Screwed them back in and the sqeaks were eliminated. I hope this helps.
01-01-2018, 10:54 PM
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It's a weather strip dressing made in Germany, I ordered it on Amazon works great and is cheap. One bottle should last years even applied on several cars annually.
01-04-2018, 09:26 AM
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Make sure to re torque the pins on your top lubing all the weather seals on the top, and re tightening the hinges and pins helped mine a lot. Still get some squeaking and creaking here and there, but it helped a ton.
