door stop problems

waxman895 · 08-03-2009, 03:38 PM

hey ive got a 98 f-150 and the door stop cracked in half when i pulled in the parking lot today i just then broke the rest of it off so it wouldnt destroy the door, to replace do i just need the part and bolt it on the door then push it through the two ball bearings? or is there a piece behind that? or do i need to take it to a profesional? thanks for the help

BernieB · 08-03-2009, 05:29 PM

Door stop? Can you explain a little better? Which door?

waxman895 · 08-04-2009, 06:06 AM

yea sry its the piece midway down on the inside of the door next to the front quarter panel and it keeps ur door from swinging around and or closing on u its bolted to the door and leads well in my case lead into the front quarter panel, if u kno the technical name for it plz let me kno so i dont have to sound like such an idiot haha, in my haynes repair manual though it says its called "door stop"

waxman895 · 08-04-2009, 06:26 AM

also its the driver side door

cool42025 · 08-04-2009, 06:47 AM

striker plate?

bigcountry78 · 08-04-2009, 08:49 AM

i think he means the little notched lever that holds the door open on a small incline. it also keeps the door from swinging too far and damaging the fender. i don know what you call it tho. its located between the upper and lower door hinges on chevrolets, i assume its the same for fords. i would think it would just unbolt and come out, but im not sure, never had to replace one.

Case 7230 · 08-04-2009, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by bigcountry78

i think he means the little notched lever that holds the door open on a small incline. it also keeps the door from swinging too far and damaging the fender. i don know what you call it tho. its located between the upper and lower door hinges on chevrolets, i assume its the same for fords. i would think it would just unbolt and come out, but im not sure, never had to replace one.

What I was thinking. I always called it the door strap but I bet there is a more technical name for it.

bradrhale · 08-04-2009, 12:12 PM

i believe they sell this as a whole part but have been proven wrong before. trick is that the plate there that it bolts to is behind the sheetmetal. it moves around a bit and have heard of this plate falling down when the last bolt is taken out. this has also happened to me when replacing the hinges.

BernieB · 08-04-2009, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by bradrhale

i believe they sell this as a whole part but have been proven wrong before. trick is that the plate there that it bolts to is behind the sheetmetal. it moves around a bit and have heard of this plate falling down when the last bolt is taken out. this has also happened to me when replacing the hinges.

An easy way to prevent that is to just make a loop in the middle of a piece of stiff wire, tie a string to it and shove it into the hole when you take the first bolt out. (Sort like the thing on your tool pouch that holds a roll of tape.) If the plate falls down you can just pull it back up again with the string. When you're ready to put the last bolt in again just yank the string and either the wire will straighten and come out, or the string will snap and the wire drops inside and out of the way.

waxman895 · 08-04-2009, 08:46 PM

yea it is the part between the hinges bt thanks for the advice im going to the junkyard tommorw to try and get and one from a clunker they dont have it at auto zone, hopefully itll b easy enough to get out and then reinstall, thanks for the advice yall

08-03-2009, 03:38 PM	#1
waxman895 Full Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 22	door stop problems hey ive got a 98 f-150 and the door stop cracked in half when i pulled in the parking lot today i just then broke the rest of it off so it wouldnt destroy the door, to replace do i just need the part and bolt it on the door then push it through the two ball bearings? or is there a piece behind that? or do i need to take it to a profesional? thanks for the help

08-03-2009, 05:29 PM	#2
BernieB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 1,906	Door stop? Can you explain a little better? Which door? __________________ If the guys who design 'em had to take one home, use it every day for 2 years, and do all the maint and repairs themselves, cars would have a button on the dash to change the oil, filters & plugs.

08-04-2009, 06:47 AM	#5
cool42025 Full Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: benton ky Posts: 33	striker plate? __________________ it takes one ball for most sports thats why i like drag racing

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08-04-2009, 06:06 AM	#3
waxman895 Full Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 22	yea sry its the piece midway down on the inside of the door next to the front quarter panel and it keeps ur door from swinging around and or closing on u its bolted to the door and leads well in my case lead into the front quarter panel, if u kno the technical name for it plz let me kno so i dont have to sound like such an idiot haha, in my haynes repair manual though it says its called "door stop"

08-04-2009, 06:26 AM	#4
waxman895 Full Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 22	also its the driver side door

08-04-2009, 08:49 AM	#6
bigcountry78 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: upstate S.C. Posts: 300	i think he means the little notched lever that holds the door open on a small incline. it also keeps the door from swinging too far and damaging the fender. i don know what you call it tho. its located between the upper and lower door hinges on chevrolets, i assume its the same for fords. i would think it would just unbolt and come out, but im not sure, never had to replace one.

08-04-2009, 12:12 PM	#8
bradrhale Senior Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 8,025	i believe they sell this as a whole part but have been proven wrong before. trick is that the plate there that it bolts to is behind the sheetmetal. it moves around a bit and have heard of this plate falling down when the last bolt is taken out. this has also happened to me when replacing the hinges.

08-04-2009, 08:46 PM	#10
waxman895 Full Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 22	yea it is the part between the hinges bt thanks for the advice im going to the junkyard tommorw to try and get and one from a clunker they dont have it at auto zone, hopefully itll b easy enough to get out and then reinstall, thanks for the advice yall