Driver Door Squeak
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Ive heard from few people that it did but Ive heard few people say it didn't... But u can try it.. The tape works perfect for me now so I'm not going to mess with moving the striker
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I have a rattle not a squeak directly from the center of the passenger front door behind the handle...crazy annoying over pitted roads. And as soon as you pull very slightly on the handle, it goes away. So I'm thinking cable housing.
Here's what I found and it seems reasonable albeit this is a 2015 f150.
https://www.f150forum.com/f118/fixes...peeves-332100/
Here's what I found and it seems reasonable albeit this is a 2015 f150.
https://www.f150forum.com/f118/fixes...peeves-332100/
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No prob..ive had the tape on for few months now n its been good.. I'm sure il have to replace the tape sooner or later.. But I don't mind
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$1.00 fix on an $80K truck...haha.
Tuned
Joined: Jun 2017
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From: Knoxville, TN
Visited my dealers body shop to try to get squeal fixed. Luckily the tech heard it soon as we went for a drive. He grabbed a hammer and a screw driver and we went to a rough parking lot.
He spent an hour adjusting all 4 door strikers to get 99% of the squeaks out. SO much better!!
He spent an hour adjusting all 4 door strikers to get 99% of the squeaks out. SO much better!!
Trailering
Joined: Jan 2018
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So I'm a ford tech, this noise occurs on my truck as well on all for doors. I would describe as more of a sudden "pop" or "click" from the B and C pillars. I've done as much adjusting as possible per the workshop manual.(btw repairs like this dont pay much, its kind of a @$$ fu##ing from ford when we have issues like this) but being my own personal truck I've played with the issue alot. Never been able to get it to go away. I've done EVERYTHING BY THE BOOK. Until last night, when i broke down and actually got on a forum to see if anyone had found a solution I tried this tape trick, but I only did it on the drivers door to be able to confirm this repair. I no longer heard it from my drivers door, but still from my other doors. Unfortunately this wouldn't be an "official repair" or something you could have "covered". I however have dug deeper and found this latch 9L3Z-1522008-A which has a rubber grommet on it. It was part of an old TSB for older F-150s. But I believe Ford has NOT changed their striker design in the F-series trucks since 1995. However this part number doesn't apply to these trucks, so for the time this is not something that could be done under warranty. just thought I'd post my experience with this issue from an actual tech perspective. I may order one or two of these strikers, but at this time I'm just gonna roll with this tape trick
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More Turbo
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Middletown,NJ
So I'm a ford tech, this noise occurs on my truck as well on all for doors. I would describe as more of a sudden "pop" or "click" from the B and C pillars. I've done as much adjusting as possible per the workshop manual.(btw repairs like this dont pay much, its kind of a @$$ fu##ing from ford when we have issues like this) but being my own personal truck I've played with the issue alot. Never been able to get it to go away. I've done EVERYTHING BY THE BOOK. Until last night, when i broke down and actually got on a forum to see if anyone had found a solution I tried this tape trick, but I only did it on the drivers door to be able to confirm this repair. I no longer heard it from my drivers door, but still from my other doors. Unfortunately this wouldn't be an "official repair" or something you could have "covered". I however have dug deeper and found this latch 9L3Z-1522008-A which has a rubber grommet on it. It was part of an old TSB for older F-150s. But I believe Ford has NOT changed their striker design in the F-series trucks since 1995. However this part number doesn't apply to these trucks, so for the time this is not something that could be done under warranty. just thought I'd post my experience with this issue from an actual tech perspective. I may order one or two of these strikers, but at this time I'm just gonna roll with this tape trick
I think that the inner door seal needs better contact with the door. The old "door seal mod" with the surgical tubing does work, but it results in the door being harder to close. Might need to go back to that but play around with different diameter tubing.
Trailering
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That latch i suggested actually has a large rubber grommet on it that prevents the door from "moving" when its closed. This should take care of both issues even before i dug into this issue on my truck, that kind of noise immediately lead me to assume it was something to do with the latch and striker. Should have went with my gut from the get go.
More Turbo
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Middletown,NJ
While we're on the topic of moving the striker, anyone found a torx bit that actually fits those bolts? T45 is too big, T40 works but is sloppy...you have to be very careful not to strip the head of that bolt.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Mar 2016
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From: Casper, Wyoming
I put some black Gorilla tape on all four of my doors last weekend and it worked as well. I was not getting much noise before but now it is completely quiet. Simple fix and when the tape wears out I will put more on.