better door detent location mod

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weimer

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My 3.0 drivers door detent started making a creaking noise. Anybody else's making any noise? Passenger side is perfect.
 

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My 3.0 drivers door detent started making a creaking noise. Anybody else's making any noise? Passenger side is perfect.

Mine makes a slight rubbing noise (Plastic on Plastic) when it is in the middle detent location on both the driver and passenger side.
But not a creaking noise like you say.

First I would look to see if the single bolt or the two nuts that secures the mechanism to your Raptor are loose. This could be causing the creaking noise that you hear.

The door detent 3.0 is actually a Ford OEM part. It has grease inside the mechanism.
The company that makes the "Door Detent 3.0" drills out the rivets that hold it together then they mill the middle recess which gives the extra detent into the arm.
Then they reassemble it using bolts and nylocks.
If everything is tightened down correctly, then I would suggest taking out the drivers side and take it apart and grease it up.
 
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Thanks R1. I checked the torque on the nuts/bolt and tried some white lithium grease. I emailed the company and they gave me a few things to try also.
 

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They are great!

Installed them today, only took about 45 minutes. I did take the glove-box off to be able to reach in.

Full open (stock)-

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New middle detent-

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Hey Wolf, I've always seen this thread and similar ones and just skipped them. Can you dump it down and explain this mod to me please?

My ignorance is getting the best of me lately and id like to stop that. I'd like to be a more informed Raptor owner.

Thanks.

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Hey Wolf, I've always seen this thread and similar ones and just skipped them. Can you dump it down and explain this mod to me please?

My ignorance is getting the best of me lately and id like to stop that. I'd like to be a more informed Raptor owner.

Thanks.

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This piece adds a middle position so when your door opens you don't have full open hitting the car next to you or barely open so you can get in. It's a happen medium so you don't door ding someone but can still get in without holding the door
 

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This piece adds a middle position so when your door opens you don't have full open hitting the car next to you or barely open so you can get in. It's a happen medium so you don't door ding someone but can still get in without holding the door

So a fat ass like me would benefit greatly from this.....
 

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This is the absolute mother fckn next son of a ****** effing mod

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Ordering as soon as I get off the iCrap home to a decent PC.

LOL
 
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