Small rattle at Driver side B Pillar
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Hi everyone,
Last week I started to get a small rattle coming from the B-pillar (Driver side), right where the seat belt is. It’s comes only at low speed (10-60 km/hr). More prominent on micro bumps on the road. Any suggestions? I’m just trying to avoid a trip to the dealer.
thanks.
Last week I started to get a small rattle coming from the B-pillar (Driver side), right where the seat belt is. It’s comes only at low speed (10-60 km/hr). More prominent on micro bumps on the road. Any suggestions? I’m just trying to avoid a trip to the dealer.
thanks.
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Subscribed. I’ve had it since approximately Day 2. You describe it well. I just hit 10,000 miles and its no louder but it’s more easily triggered (nano-bumps now?) Also, the same sound has migrated to the pax-side B-pillar.
I loathe taking cars in for rattles, but I guess at some point I’ll have them look at it. Unless somebody else has solved it and I can do it myself.
I loathe taking cars in for rattles, but I guess at some point I’ll have them look at it. Unless somebody else has solved it and I can do it myself.
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@DefenderRR, is this a true rattle (hard surfaces bouncing of each other)? I had a noise more like tiki-tiki-tiki-tiki which was most noticeable on rough pavement or dirt roads. It was one of the 3 rubber seals where the front door engages with the B pillar complaining about being too dry. I cleaned the seals off with a clean paper towel, then worked some Honda Shin-Etsu grease into the seals and the noise went away. You can get it from Amazon. This grease seems to have just the right consistency, not too hard, not too soft.
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@DefenderRR, is this a true rattle (hard surfaces bouncing of each other)? I had a noise more like tiki-tiki-tiki-tiki which was most noticeable on rough pavement or dirt roads. It was one of the 3 rubber seals where the front door engages with the B pillar complaining about being too dry. I cleaned the seals off with a clean paper towel, then worked some Honda Shin-Etsu grease into the seals and the noise went away. You can get it from Amazon. This grease seems to have just the right consistency, not too hard, not too soft.
I have a tube of Shin Etsu from my "trying to stop Wrangler top from leaking" days; I'll give it a try. MAN, if that's it you're my hero.
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@DefenderRR, is this a true rattle (hard surfaces bouncing of each other)? I had a noise more like tiki-tiki-tiki-tiki which was most noticeable on rough pavement or dirt roads. It was one of the 3 rubber seals where the front door engages with the B pillar complaining about being too dry. I cleaned the seals off with a clean paper towel, then worked some Honda Shin-Etsu grease into the seals and the noise went away. You can get it from Amazon. This grease seems to have just the right consistency, not too hard, not too soft.
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I greased yesterday and did a short neighborhood drive on roads that did cause big low-speed tiki ticks before. It wasn’t totally gone but seemed to be greatly diminished. I’ve got to go out for a 20-ish minute drive in a few minutes. That will give me a better feel on a variety of road surfaces. So far I think I would rate the Shin-Etsu solution as getting rid of 80% of the sound. Oh, I also did the pax front door after my initial drive, so if it was contributing to what I heard yesterday this should remove it. Guess I should do the rears as well, even though what I’ve been hearing has definitely been right there in my left ear.
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I greased all of the seals all the way round the doors (at least 3 per door - don't miss the one between the front and rear doors) and not just where the sound seemed to be coming from. I was impressed with the number of seals. @NoGaBiker, you must be on the right track if 80% of the sound is gone, keep at it!