hangar18valk Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 the passenger's and rear doors creak at the hinges/cam when opening/closing. the driver's door not so much, probably related to usage. it looks like there was some sort of lube sprayed on the hinges...i sprayed some Lithium grease in there today but not much improvement. any suggestions on reducing this creaking noise? i don't want the hinges to get damaged... thanks, hangar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 Usually the grease you use will do the trick, make sure you have it on the roller and the 'stop' with the spring, that holds the 'stop' or detent arm on the roller... If you don't get it on the roller, you won't solve the problem.. Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadillac Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 Same happened to my '02. Greasing did nothing. Had to replace the door checks. Get them from www.gmpartsdirect.com. Not very expensive and not very hard to install. You will have to remove the door panels and the inner panels. Don "Modern warriors saddle iron horses of chrome." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangar18valk Posted June 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 thank guys. i found part, and yes it's a "door check" ($32). i should never have doubted... i'll probably try lubing it first. hangar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonA Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 My '01 STS does the same thing. And yes, it feels like the hinges are very "dry". I may try the lube, but it's good to see there's a part available to make the fix. Jason(2001 STS, White Diamond) "When you turn your car on...does it return the favor?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 I used motorcycle chain lube on mine. It's got a penetrating propellant and the lubricant is moly grease. You can get it with lithium grease, too, if you want something that doesn't wipe away black. It worked right away. -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangar18valk Posted June 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 i didn't think about the chain lube - good idea. my son doesn't use it often enough on his quad, so i know he won't miss a squirt or two... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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