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Extended Cab Passenger Side Rear Door Squeak - How To Fix It?

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I have a 2007 NBS Silverado 2500HD extended cab, and the passenger side rear ("suicide") door squeaks badly when no one else is in the vehicle. However if I have a passenger, or about 100lbs at that side, then the extra weight stops the squeak from happening. I think I need to adjust the door catch somehow but I do not see any adjustment that I can make.

 

I've tried cleaning the rubber seals and applying silicone - lasts less than on week. I've tried the 3M squeak reducing tape as suggested by Chevy - lasted about 4 to 6 weeks before it started again. Now I am looking for a permanent fix by adjusting the door. The drivers side door does not have this issue. It is blissfully silent :rolleyes:

 

Any suggestions?

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My '08 extended cab started doing that. Just adjust the catches on the door frame in little by little until the squeaking stops. It doesn't take much adjustment to fix the issue, so don't go crazy with it. Being that it doesn't do it with weight on that side suggests that it's most likely the lower catch, so adjust that one first.

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Just adjust the catches on the door frame in little by little until the squeaking stops.

I had a good look tonight. Compared to the driver side (which does not squeak) it appears the passenger side upper catch is not pulling the door as tight to the seals as on the driver side. There is a very slight play, and the squeak is coming from that passenger side upper seal. So pretty sure that is the problem.

 

But how to you adjust that catch? I cannot see any adjustment on the door side of the catch that would pull the door in tighter. On the car side it looks like the three bolts fit through holes in the fitting and there is little to no adjustment room there. Also it looks like I'd need to remove the seat belt to get the trim piece out before I could access the three bolt heads.

 

Any hints on adjusting the upper catch?

 

The other possibility is to adjust the hinge. I had to have the hinge adjusted when I first purchased the truck because of bad fit at the edges of the two doors. I do not know if that is now causing the slight play in the catch.

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