Door hitch screws came off

UnknownAlly · 11-03-2012, 07:26 AM

The screws on my door hitch keep coming off.
I first noticed it 8 months after buying my car from a used car dealership.

There were only 2 screws in the holes, when there should be 3.
One was loose. So I tightened up the 2 screws that were left.

I check it again a month later. Both screws were loose, so I tightened them down again.

A few weeks ago, I checked them again and they all were gone.
Why the F#@% is this happening?

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paulpat · 11-03-2012, 08:31 PM

Were the bolts and or internal nuts stripped or the wrong size?

mod maniac · 11-03-2012, 10:15 PM

Tighten them with an impact driver and they wont fall out.

frederik · 11-03-2012, 10:57 PM

Or just put some loctite. I don't see why they would fall though. Is the mechanism misaligned in relation to the U pin on the car, and causing the lock pin to hit it the wrong way and make it shift/loosen? Did you have this door worked on at some point?

Vlad · 11-04-2012, 08:17 AM

+1 put a drop of threadlocker blue on them.

UnknownAlly · 11-16-2012, 02:55 PM

Bolts weren't stripped.
I didn't think about thread locker -____- thanks

Now I just need to buy new bolts since the originals fell out who knows where

11-03-2012, 07:26 AM	#1
UnknownAlly Scooby Newbie Member#: 277330 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Northern California Vehicle: 2004 WRX Blue	Door hitch screws came off The screws on my door hitch keep coming off. I first noticed it 8 months after buying my car from a used car dealership. There were only 2 screws in the holes, when there should be 3. One was loose. So I tightened up the 2 screws that were left. I check it again a month later. Both screws were loose, so I tightened them down again. A few weeks ago, I checked them again and they all were gone. Why the F#@% is this happening? * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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11-03-2012, 08:31 PM	#2
paulpat Scooby Specialist Member#: 237145 Join Date: Feb 2010 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: 562 Vehicle: 02 WRX 12 FXT	Were the bolts and or internal nuts stripped or the wrong size?

11-03-2012, 10:15 PM	#3
mod maniac NASIOC Supporter Member#: 300551 Join Date: Nov 2011 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: mariposa ca. Vehicle: 2002 DD wgn 6 spd 2.1 kel 272's meth 2.5xtr	Tighten them with an impact driver and they wont fall out.

11-03-2012, 10:57 PM	#4
frederik Scooby Specialist Member#: 64405 Join Date: Jun 2004 Chapter/Region: E. Canada Location: St-Georges, QC, Canada Vehicle: 2003 WRX Sedan WRB - Cobb Stg 2	Or just put some loctite. I don't see why they would fall though. Is the mechanism misaligned in relation to the U pin on the car, and causing the lock pin to hit it the wrong way and make it shift/loosen? Did you have this door worked on at some point?

11-04-2012, 08:17 AM	#5
Vlad Scooby Specialist Member#: 46135 Join Date: Oct 2003 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NY Vehicle: 02 WRX Powered by Sti V9 Spec C	+1 put a drop of threadlocker blue on them.

11-16-2012, 02:55 PM	#6
UnknownAlly Scooby Newbie Member#: 277330 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Northern California Vehicle: 2004 WRX Blue	Bolts weren't stripped. I didn't think about thread locker -____- thanks Now I just need to buy new bolts since the originals fell out who knows where