why dont my back doors stay open???

[Sidescrollin]

I have a 4door tahoe with rear doors not a tailgate. The damn things wont stay open. Theres some kind of rod or spring that looks like it is supposed to hold the door open but they arent attahed to anything and when the door is open all the way they pop outta the door.
Please help!!! its so annoying loading and unloading things from the back and the doors closing on me! Thanks

 

[NoEcm]

Could be that part #16 is worn or broken:

http://www.trademotion.com/schematics/G/GC92342.gif

Description Year MSRP Price Your Price
Check strap Back 95-00 $25.96 $15.93


Or the springs are worn or broken:

Spring Right 95-00 $4.25 $2.52

Spring Left 95-00 $3.89 $2.30

 

[98hoe]

See if Part #16 is broke. Mine is. But they are made to come uinhooked to open the doors fully and they just snap back in. You have to open the door to a certian point and use your hand to hold the latch (#16) and snap it back in.

 

[Sidescrollin]

yaya thats the part im talking about, but how do i know if its broken? it hooks at the end and pops over a piece to attach and comes off like you said but it doesnt look broken on anything....maybe the spring is broken. Must be because it doesnt act like it has a spring it just flops around.

 

[loulblades]

I have had to replace mine because it appeared to lose the temper on the hook.

If the hook is not broken off the end I suppose you might be able to take it off and pound on it to tighten it up. IMHO I would get new ones.

 

[romiin]

thats weired, mine are so tight they hardly open, I oiled the hinges and their still hard to open, I just thought they must be designed that way so they don't swing shut on a you

 

[NoEcm]

If the hook is not broken off the end I suppose you might be able to take it off and pound on it to tighten it up. IMHO I would get new ones.

I found out the hard way that the "hook" is tempered. I tried to squeeze one of mine in a vise to tighten it a little. It cracked and I ended up getting one out of a wrecking yard.

I suppose you could always try heating up the hook with a propane torch and then try to tighten it.

Like loulblades suggests, the best bet would to buy new ones.

 

[loulblades]

thats weired, mine are so tight they hardly open, I oiled the hinges and their still hard to open, I just thought they must be designed that way so they don't swing shut on a you

If the doors are hard to open that is a different issue (unless you are talking about the last few inches because that is when the retaining device comes into play). I replaced the hinge pins and the retaining hooks (or whatever they're called), shortly after acquiring my Tahoe and all works great now. The door operates smoothly and even stays open when the multicarrier with the spare tire is pushing against it.

 

[bsamoul]

my #16 is broken too! how do i get a replacement, and how do I replace it? I'm tired of being smacked by my door haha

 

[loulblades]

Got mine at the dealer.

To replace #16

Remove the "C" retaining clip off the bottom of the pin.
Pull the pin to remove #16
Install new #16 with pin
Reinstall "C" clip

A few minute job.
I suggest applying grease to various surface allong the way.

 

[NoEcm]

http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/ (Good price but shipping can be high)

If the little springs are broken or weak, replace those at the same time also

 

[qlc1964]

yeah mine does the same thing pain in the ass when on a incline

putting things in &out hitting my head sometimes when they swing in
but now the left barn is harder to open but it stays open now.