Hi,
On several of the A2s I have owned I have felt the door drop ever so slightly upon opening and a bit clunky when closing (not as bad as the "check-strap clunk".
When I examined the hinges it has always been due to loose hinge bolts.
BUT the bolts that are in the door side of the hinge are difficult to tighten because you cannot fit a splined bit and socket wrench in the gap.
The lower hinges are slightly more tricky because you have to move the foam out of the hinge suround just to get to the bolts.
My wife's A2 has just had the bolts come loose so I thought I would capture some pictures
You have two options.
The ideal one is to use a ring spanner and the spline bit together, you can tighten the bolts up easily enough with that as below
If you don't have the right sized ring spanner, then you can use mole-grips as below but this is more bulky and can scratch the paintwork.
The grips should not slip either, if you tighten them up well.
Steve B
On several of the A2s I have owned I have felt the door drop ever so slightly upon opening and a bit clunky when closing (not as bad as the "check-strap clunk".
When I examined the hinges it has always been due to loose hinge bolts.
BUT the bolts that are in the door side of the hinge are difficult to tighten because you cannot fit a splined bit and socket wrench in the gap.
The lower hinges are slightly more tricky because you have to move the foam out of the hinge suround just to get to the bolts.
My wife's A2 has just had the bolts come loose so I thought I would capture some pictures
You have two options.
The ideal one is to use a ring spanner and the spline bit together, you can tighten the bolts up easily enough with that as below
If you don't have the right sized ring spanner, then you can use mole-grips as below but this is more bulky and can scratch the paintwork.
The grips should not slip either, if you tighten them up well.
Steve B
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