zerologic Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 The divers door on my A4 has dropped by about an Inch. The Photo below is where to door is nearly shut but it need a slam to get it to shut correctly. Are there any easy adjustments on the hinge to get the door back up to the right level. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chav Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 ouch. have you bent the hinge somehow then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerologic Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 I have no idea that whats really confusing! I can't think of anything that might have caused it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 It shouldn't be able to drop that far The only explanation I can think of is that one of the retaining pins has come dislodged, although that would be bloody hard, because they're pressed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerologic Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 I will have a look tomorrow and take a photo of the hinge to see if anyone can spot something out of the ordinary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avus_Bub Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 That's not good at all. You must have a loose hinge or damaged hinge pin. What happens if you lift the door up? Can you feel movement at the hinges? BUB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerologic Posted July 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 [ QUOTE ] That's not good at all. You must have a loose hinge or damaged hinge pin. What happens if you lift the door up? Can you feel movement at the hinges? BUB [/ QUOTE ] There doesn't seem to be any movement when i lift the door other than from the whole car? Here are some images on inside the hinge, maybe someone can spot something that looks out of place (other than all the muck ) Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maersk Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Has this just suddenly happened? The witness marks on the lower door seal suggest that there has been a poor seal at the top and a highly compressed seal at the bottom for some time. Non standard bolt? on the bottom of the lower hinge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Sharp eyes Maersk IIRC, the bottom bolt should also be an enclosed hex bolt, rather than a standard one. Zero - do you have any history of the car having to have the door removed for any reason? Possibly an undeclared repair job on the door? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irnbrukid Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Does'nt look to good, where's the Audi build quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerologic Posted July 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Thanks for the replies guys... I only noticed it a couple of weeks ago, not had a problem with it before. Although since the I have had the car (over a year) i did notice a small build up of water escaping when i opened the drivers door after heavy rain or wash. Now you mention it that bolt does look different to the others. I have just been and checked and it is not the same as the other side. The guy i bought it off said the car had no damage that he is aware of in the past or while he had the car. Was HPI clear and had a loads of History etc. But it seems that a non-standard bolt has been added somewhere along the line. Well spotted So with this in mind is there anything I can try to sort this or do i need to take it in? The door closes if you push it hard and it locks ok. I'm just a bit worried about the longer term damage it might be doing to the lock as this is the bit that contacts first and lifts the door into (nearly) the correct position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 The long term damage is more likely to be cosmetic - i.e. your sills getting rub marks on them. Doors need t be properly aligned, so I'd suggest you get it checked out. Hopefully it's nothing too serious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maersk Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 The angle of the hinge pin looks wrong to me and there is some rust build up at the lower interface. I guess maybe the door has been off to sort a seized or semi seized hinge pin at some time. I recckon the pin may have fractured where the bottom of the door hinge fitting is so thst it is held by the body half of the hinge and the weight of the door is bending the top half of the bottom hinge allowing the door to drop. If you see what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maersk Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Come on what is the story with the door!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwheels280 Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Hi Folks, mine is the same tdi 1.9 S line A4 2006 7k. my dvr's door has dropped slightly even the delaer noticed but its under warranty . So i have to speak to the Southampton brach as Portsmouth can't do it. So is it a possible fault with audi A4's at present? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerologic Posted August 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Come on what is the story with the door!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [/ QUOTE ] Ive been a bit busy so not done anymore about it. When i do get round to getting it looked at i will post up the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maersk Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Ta muchly zerologic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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