Diesel door/window rattle cured

ALPACA · 26th October 2009, 15:00

:lol: I first noticed the phenomenon when driving my dad's CDT a while back, and when I bought my own Diesel 75, the annoying rattle/buzz/hum/vibration that permeates my eardrums whenever the old girl is ticking over on the driveway or sitting in traffic, or just poodling along slowly...... has managed to become an obsessive annoyance!!!!

Oh yes, it's easy to stop whilst driving along.....When it occurs, simply take your left index finger and gently press against the top right hand corner of the drivers door trim, and the buzzing stops......

Or, gently pull the top lip of the door plastic towards you and again, it ceases to exist.....

And if you can keep your left finger in situ whilst doing the three hundred mile round trip with the wife and family to quaint country village of Much-Pestilance (just near Southampton), then job's-a-gooden

And I have tried everything I know to stop the buzzing, the most recent efforts being the stuffing of adhesive pads down the trim to no avail.....

So today, I decided enough was enough, the worm had turned, it was do or die. I decided to tackle the problem from a different angle so I studied the door and window for a few long minutes, rubbed my chin, shrugged my shoulders and went for a beer!!

This time, I decided to have a look at the channel between the top of the door trim and closest to the door glass, shown in the photograph below...

By luck, I had kept a length of washer jet rubber tubing left over from the recent upgrade to heated washer jets, and just for a bit of a giggle between 330ml bottles of Stella, I pushed the tube into the channel and noticed how snugly it fitted.

A quick turn of the ignition and.....'by the blood of Thor'.... a big negative on the buzz/rattle/hum/vibration front

With trial and error I soon realised that you do not need a length of tube to fill the entire length of the door/window channel (the window then struggles to open and close), you simply need to cut off a two or three inch section....

I tapered the end so that it fits snugly into the recess at the far right corner of the channel and played with a full piece of tubing, which caused a slight resisistance when the window is operated, and a three quarter section, which fits nicely, and does not cause the resistance....

The result when the window was wound up and I switched on the ignition, could very nearly make the maddened and enraged eyes of any half crazed Rover 75 Diesel owner turn dewy moist with sheer joy as, for the very first time since owning Roxy, I had no rattle/buzz/vibration/hum from my drivers door/window.......

OK, so perhaps I could make it look a little tidier, or perhaps someone could devise a more subtle device for the job, but right now, my work is done and more beer bekons......

2Diesels · 26th October 2009, 15:17

Very good. My front windows chatter or rather the mechanisms do & with a quick upward flick of the switches the windows go clunk & the noise goes away but it comes straight back within seconds

I'm guessing there must be some wear in the window mechanisms another job for a sunny day

wildfirejc · 26th October 2009, 15:34

We used araldite and glued the panel trim - no more rattle.

baxlin · 26th October 2009, 15:49

The rattle on mine was traced to the door lock button, and was simply cured by a taking off the button surround and pushing a bit of sponge beside the pin, replacing the trim, making an invisible repair. (I broke one of the tabs that hold the trim in place, so do it carefully)

Not my discovery/invention, BTW, I found it on here or 'tuther side yonks ago.

Malcolm

Raistlin · 26th October 2009, 16:05

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Originally Posted by 2Diesels

Very good. My front windows chatter or rather the mechanisms do & with a quick upward flick of the switches the windows go clunk & the noise goes away but it comes straight back within seconds

I'm guessing there must be some wear in the window mechanisms another job for a sunny day

The only way I got rid of that particular annoyance was to replace the window channel.

JohnDotCom · 26th October 2009, 22:27

I turn the Music or TV up loud...............

26th October 2009, 15:00	#1
ALPACA Gets stuck in MG HS EXCLUSIVE DCT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: KENT Posts: 730 Thanks: 51 Thanked 108 Times in 25 Posts	Diesel door/window rattle cured :lol: I first noticed the phenomenon when driving my dad's CDT a while back, and when I bought my own Diesel 75, the annoying rattle/buzz/hum/vibration that permeates my eardrums whenever the old girl is ticking over on the driveway or sitting in traffic, or just poodling along slowly...... has managed to become an obsessive annoyance!!!! Oh yes, it's easy to stop whilst driving along.....When it occurs, simply take your left index finger and gently press against the top right hand corner of the drivers door trim, and the buzzing stops...... Or, gently pull the top lip of the door plastic towards you and again, it ceases to exist..... And if you can keep your left finger in situ whilst doing the three hundred mile round trip with the wife and family to quaint country village of Much-Pestilance (just near Southampton), then job's-a-gooden And I have tried everything I know to stop the buzzing, the most recent efforts being the stuffing of adhesive pads down the trim to no avail..... So today, I decided enough was enough, the worm had turned, it was do or die. I decided to tackle the problem from a different angle so I studied the door and window for a few long minutes, rubbed my chin, shrugged my shoulders and went for a beer!! This time, I decided to have a look at the channel between the top of the door trim and closest to the door glass, shown in the photograph below... By luck, I had kept a length of washer jet rubber tubing left over from the recent upgrade to heated washer jets, and just for a bit of a giggle between 330ml bottles of Stella, I pushed the tube into the channel and noticed how snugly it fitted. A quick turn of the ignition and.....'by the blood of Thor'.... a big negative on the buzz/rattle/hum/vibration front With trial and error I soon realised that you do not need a length of tube to fill the entire length of the door/window channel (the window then struggles to open and close), you simply need to cut off a two or three inch section.... I tapered the end so that it fits snugly into the recess at the far right corner of the channel and played with a full piece of tubing, which caused a slight resisistance when the window is operated, and a three quarter section, which fits nicely, and does not cause the resistance.... The result when the window was wound up and I switched on the ignition, could very nearly make the maddened and enraged eyes of any half crazed Rover 75 Diesel owner turn dewy moist with sheer joy as, for the very first time since owning *Roxy, I had no rattle/buzz/vibration/hum from my drivers door/window....... OK, so perhaps I could make it look a little tidier, or perhaps someone could devise a more subtle device for the job, but right now, my work is done and more beer bekons...... __________________ MG HS EXCLUSIVE DCT - Dynamic Red Tri-Coat with Sardana red Bader leather interior. K&N filter.Weathershields.Mudflaps.Sundshades.Slot mats.Quilted rear seat protector.Latch guards.Fabric & rubber mats.Fabric & rubber Loadliners.Full alloy spare.MG seatbelt covers.Aussie chrome tailgate strip & bumper protector.Autoglymn lifeshine.Indonesian tailgate badge.Chrome steering wheel cover. Last edited by ALPACA; 26th October 2009 at 15:04..*

26th October 2009, 15:34	#3
wildfirejc Regular poster Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Auto Diesel Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lydd, Kent Posts: 60 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Window/Door rattle We used araldite and glued the panel trim - no more rattle.

26th October 2009, 15:49	#4
baxlin This is my second home Volvo C70 Convertible and JZR 3 wheeler Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tring, Herts Posts: 3,960 Thanks: 124 Thanked 173 Times in 124 Posts	The rattle on mine was traced to the door lock button, and was simply cured by a taking off the button surround and pushing a bit of sponge beside the pin, replacing the trim, making an invisible repair. (I broke one of the tabs that hold the trim in place, so do it carefully) Not my discovery/invention, BTW, I found it on here or 'tuther side yonks ago. Malcolm __________________ Only my opinion, obviously, so please don’t shoot me if it doesn’t match yours!

26th October 2009, 15:17	#2
2Diesels Trader ZT 260SE, Connoisseur CDT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Ancient Shire Of Bedlington Posts: 12,597 Thanks: 68 Thanked 506 Times in 305 Posts	Very good. My front windows chatter or rather the mechanisms do & with a quick upward flick of the switches the windows go clunk & the noise goes away but it comes straight back within seconds I'm guessing there must be some wear in the window mechanisms another job for a sunny day

26th October 2009, 22:27	#6
JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	I turn the Music or TV up loud...............