Asking the forum with help diagnosing my 2000 XJ8 drivers front door squeak. I know this is a known problem with the model at its age, but having read through the extensive threads about a fix - I am curious if there is something else awry with my door. Please see the attached / linked video for a description of the "jiggle".

I am only a few weeks into this beautiful car - I am the third owner. The car is in pristine condition for its age, and has been very well taken care of by previous owners.


Here's What I've Got:


• Door cards have been removed to replace speakers and the photograph below is of the arm in question. Am I correct in assuming the "washer trick" was already performed by a previous owner? I did not examine the other arms to compare, but the pic looks different than original equipment arm photos I have seen.

• The video (

Vimeo

) shows the jiggle of the arm at the connection to the body. My first "fix" attempt was to tighten those star head screws. Unfortunately, these screws just spun without tightening. A cursory poke-around led me to believe access to these screw backs / whatever they bolt into is hard to access.

• Previous owner seemed to be aware of the issue : the car was missing the plastic cover for this part of the car at purchase.

• Door "function" appears to be normal

 

You need to replace the door check. His hack repair did not fix it so take all that apart and see what it needs? Might require a bit of welding too.
I would look at the passenger side setup and see what's broken and/or missing.

When you attempted to tighten the screws did you hold a backup on the nut? It might just need to be snugged up some?
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