Any machine has certain malfunctions over time. They can be both insignificant, without requiring large financial investments, or significant, striking the budget of the owner of the car. And if the breakdown of the gearbox, engine or chassis can be eliminated without problems, then things are much more difficult with the body of the car. Body defects are much more difficult to fix. Competent specialists who can professionally eliminate body defects in such a way that they are not visible, not so many.
It should be noted that along with problems such as dents, scratches and metal corrosion is the problem of sagging automobile doors. And it doesn’t matter whether the driver’s or passenger door sank. Auto exterior in any case will be violated. As in the case of any human disease, it is better to warn the problem than subsequently eliminated it. So, what recommendations should not be neglected to minimize the risk of sagging of car doors?
Of course, it will not be a discovery for anyone that the car body requires constant care. As for the doors of the machine, it is extremely important to monitor the adjustment of the door locks. Especially “flimsy” are locks on domestic and Chinese -made machines. Of course, foreign cars of American and European production also require attention, but not so often. Each driver knows that the doors of the car should be closed easily and without any excessive efforts. If they close poorly, then the adjustment of the locks will have to be carried out without fail, since the incorrect position of the closed door over time will inevitably lead to its sagging.
In almost every city minibus, you can find the inscription “Do not clap doors”. It is not strange, because inaccurate handling of the doors, in addition to the problem with the lock itself, also contributes to the sagging of the doors. To preserve the perfect body line from the beginning of the hood to the extreme point of the trunk, it is extremely important to never slam the door. Close it should be carefully and gently. This should be explained to all passengers.
Many motorists have a habit not to close the doors of the car if there is no such need. So, let’s say, when traveling to nature, when music plays in the car, for better sound, the door can be left open. Such actions also contribute to the skews of the door. In this case, a change in the angle of the door position occurs under the influence of its own weight. It is important to understand that if the loops of the doors are deformed by at least 1 millimeter, then the sagging of the door will already become there.
Of course, sagging doors the more, the more actively they are used. Therefore, if the situation allows you to just lower the glass instead of opening doors, it is better to use this method. But this advice is to those who love the car more than themselves. We should not forget that the loops must be periodically lubricated and blown with compressed air so that small particles of dust and dirt do not fall into the gaps and cracks.
