Could it possibly just be the door itself rattling against its latch???
I have a 3 door extended cab pickup and when the latches/hinges on the door are not lubed I actually get a rattle, not a squeak, from it. Larry White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 SM2 FM I+ Turbo Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow #99 SM2L JR Supercharger Whooosh 2004 Titanium Mazdaspeed MX-5 LowCountry Miata <http://www.lowcountrymiataclub.net> http://www.lowcountrymiataclub.net Masters Miata RAGS 074 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Brown Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 8:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: NPC - M2 Door Rattle Hello Jim, Good to hear from you again. I ran in this manner for a few days last summer (well, I didn't have a stethoscope or sound meter). Not much luck. On roads straight and smooth enough for me to inspect the door for rattle sources, there isn't much rattle. On roads with curves and irregular surfaces, my attention to the road and keeping in my lane makes it hard to pay much attention to the lock/latch end of the door. Window position may have a minor effect on the rattle, but it is present with the window up, down or in between. One thing I didn't mention - If I put strong pressure on the door panel with my left elbow, up toward the top and the handle area, I can stop the rattle while I'm driving. Obviously, there are a lot of things that pressure can be affecting. One this is certain, it is not the door panel that is rattling, because it was just as bad without the panel. I had some luck with elbow pressure on the door without the interior panel in place, but you have to be very careful or you'll come out looking like a tar baby. (Those of you too young or too northern with just have to imagine what a tar baby is.) Regarding the speaker, I left the sound off while testing last summer. I have not unplugged speakers to diagnose the speaker buzz problem on the passenger side. That will be the first test, but I am confident it is from the large speaker. I don't think that little tweeter up on top would produce a sound in the range of the buzz. What I need is one of those car shakers like the NASCAR boys use these days. That way, I could climb in and look for the problem while the car is being shaken (not stirred). Of course, I'd probably puke before I found the problem. I've even made myself queazy at the Gap and other great Miata roads. I was a terrible sailor. El Brown-O- On Thursday, June 5, 2008, at 12:32 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you able to simply keep the inner door panel off for a while so you can more easily see and hear what is actually going on in there? That way you can drive around with your sound meter and stethoscope in hand. Is the sound affected by the position of the window - up, down, midway, etc? Or by the door lock - locked or unlocked? Have you unplugged the speaker to eliminate that possibility? Jim in Tucson In a message dated 6/4/2008 8:21:42 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've been suffering with a persistent rattle in the driver's door of my '01. I fought it last summer and had some success that turned out to be temporary. Having just finished a vacation trip to Amish Country in Ohio, where the country roads take you through some beautiful country side, but are as bad as I've seen in a long while. The rattle about drove me crazy. Steps I've taken: I was originally convinced that the source of the rattle was the lock activating rod that connects the key to the latch mechanism. It seemed to have a lot of free play that induced a rattle, so I connected some rubber bands as bungees to that rod and anchored the other end to stationary points in the door. That made some promising improvements, but not lasting. I tried to put some silicone on the ends of the rod where it attaches, but that was even less successful. I tried inserting a thin sheet of polystyrene insulation (packing insulation from a computer) inside the door panel to hide the noise. That made very little difference. Like the most of this list, I am loathe to throw cash at a problem that I feel that I should be able to solve on my own, so it has not been to our very good local Mazda shop for this problem, nor to my very good body man. I hope I don't have to resort to such coarse measures. If anyone's had success fighting such a problem, I could use some good advice or compassionate counseling. Thanks, El Brown-O- _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower <image.tiff> Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food.
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