Door Brake / Checkstrap Mounting

Post Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:17 am

After removing and welding up a broken drivers side door brake, broken on the fixing plate with threaded holes (inside the door). I have since found the mounting for the door brake bar is loose in the bodywork at the A post, (inside the door reveal), Can anyone help with a solution as this mounting component has no visible method of fixing, the car is a 1994 316 touring.

Post Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:30 am

snap!

my garage has told me it can be welded from the underneath after taking the wheel arch liner off...

Post Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:16 pm

Needs repairing by welding, but you won't get behind it by taking the liner off.
Beware the sunroof plastic drainpipe is just inside.

Post Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:07 pm

Thanks for the advice,

I guess because of access or rather lack of it it gets welded from the outside, will this have sufficient strength?

Post Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:36 pm

jairtime wrote:Thanks for the advice,

I guess because of access or rather lack of it it gets welded from the outside, will this have sufficient strength?

Welded one four years ago on my daily driver 318 which I use every day for work.
Door gets swung right open and shut about 30 times a day (tool boxes, etc.,stay in the car, which only has a driver's seat). Bounces back shut on my legs sometimes. It then gets kicked open again, hard. Strap mounting hasn't broken again yet!

Post Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:37 pm

no drain on mine its a cab,,but do you have to take the panel off

Post Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:04 am

DaveD wrote:but do you have to take the panel off

Don't know what panel you mean, but the only things that need to come off are the door and the door seal.
You need to peel back the outer skin of metal a bit, IIRC.

Post Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:05 am

Sorry for being thick, but can you clarify "peel back the outerskin of metal a bit, IIRC"

Is the metal being peeled back around the hole in the door reveal through which the mounting bracket is positioned, to reveal more of the mounting braket to weld to? Or is the metal being peeled back to allow access to the rear of the bracket welded from behind?

Post Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:00 pm

I meant take the wing off

Post Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:56 pm

jairtime wrote:Sorry for being thick, but can you clarify "peel back the outerskin of metal a bit, IIRC"

Is the metal being peeled back around the hole in the door reveal through which the mounting bracket is positioned, to reveal more of the mounting braket to weld to? Or is the metal being peeled back to allow access to the rear of the bracket welded from behind?

The former.

Post Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:09 pm

Jair, if you mean its broken inside the body itself not the door you may just have to live with it.
Mines a cab too and have also asked about this but from the answers i got there doesnt seem to be a solution,i dont like it but have learnt to sort of ignore it.

Post Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:12 pm

gooner1 wrote: but from the answers i got there doesnt seem to be a solution,.

If you can use a mig welder, then the problem is soluble.

Post Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:20 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:
gooner1 wrote: but from the answers i got there doesnt seem to be a solution,.
If you can use a mig welder, then the problem is soluble.

I can,t Brian but i know a man that can.Will have a word and wouldnt
hurt to have a try myself,Whats the worst i can do

Post Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:25 pm

gooner1 wrote:,Whats the worst i can do

Since you asked - Fry every bit of electronics on the car, set it alight, and burn the whole car to a crisp!

Post Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:44 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:
gooner1 wrote:,Whats the worst i can do
Since you asked - Fry every bit of electronics on the car, set it alight, and burn the whole car to a crisp!

Yep that about sums up my DIY skills.

Post Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:47 pm

I will defenently try welding as the mounting bracket is intact just loose from the bodywork

Thanks All