Not sure what the part is called that has the double-humps on it.

Cam-arm?... Spring-arm...

Somebody get me up to speed on my nomenclature.



See how the cam-arm? is riding low on the caddywampus thing-a-ma-bob (nomenclature?).
That positioning can't be right.
When the door opens/closes, the whole door makes kind of a double-bounce, almost like going over double-whoo-dee's on a motocross track.

Horror-movie quality door creaking here.
(Yes, I know that some grease would *help* - but I figured I'd shoot the vid to show where I'm starting from)


So, all pedagogical nomenclature questions aside, I have a few practical questions for anybody who may have tackled this sort of issue, or who may have insights as to how I should approach it:

Is there a good way to get the caddywampus thing-a-ma-bob off the post on which it is mounted?
There seems to be a retainer-cap of some sort on the post, but it doesn't look like a snap-ring, or threaded part. It just seems to be a crown on the post.
If that's what it is, I wonder how GM got the thing-a-ma-bob mounted on the post in the first place?

I am familiar with the "pins-and-bushings" repair on sagging car doors. The door does have a lot of up-and-down slop in it when the door is open.

Would a pins-and-bushings repair significantly reduce the horror-show character of this door?
Maybe that's a rhetorical question, because I suppose it needs pins-and-bushings no matter what.

I guess I'm fixated on the caddywampus thing-a-ma-bob. I haven't dealt with one of those that's FUBAR before.

By contrast, the passenger door, while equally dirty and neglected, isn't too bad.
Especially, the thing-a-ma-bob isn't caddywampus like the driver's side.

 

At the risk of appearing to be talking to myself here, I think I discovered the correct names of the double-whoop-tee-do thing and the thing-a-ma-bobber.

I found a video of a guy doing a similar repair on his truck.

His nomenclature:
double-whoop-tee-do thing = "check-link"
thing-a-ma-bobber = "check-link roller"

 

A little more exploring, and I see the Rockauto.com folks have a "Door Hinge Pin & Bushing Kit" (Dorman part #38401).

...but no link-roller listed at all.

I wonder if that's something I'll have to hunt from the Chevy dealer, or is it just a generic sort of part that maybe could be obtained as a replacement for a different Chevy vehicle, and used in this application?

 

That's called a check strap. And the creaky sounds is from worn out pins and bushing.

 

You might want to look at these. I understand that the owner is extremely helpful.

http://www.top-downsolutions.com/Bod...y-and-Interior

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/82-92-CAMARO...dbb32c&vxp=mtr

 

i just put that kit in my drivers door on sunday, with lots of grease as well, lol. i paid 13 bucks for it at my auto parts store in town here

 

i made a video on youtube (klowny1969) about creaky doors..and explained exactly what to use on it..if that doesnt work..then get new hardware..also please subscribe to my channel to see more 3rd gen vids..

 

Oh yeah!!!

That's EXACTLY where I'm at.

In fact, the crows and blue jays start going nuts when I open the door on the '88.

Something about it makes them livid!

Thanks for the vid!

 

Had the same issue with my hinges. This is a post that I put out. Might help if the pin is not to far gone. Its called a detent roller by the way. https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...placement.html

 

moderndaymuscle has the rolleryou need its 10 bucks