GU Rear Door

Is it easy to check and see if the welds have broken away

You need to remove the inner door trim, you will then soon notice if any spotwelds have pulled out.

A 35 inch tire

noooooooo I meant what is the weight difference between a 35 and the standard 31's maybe 2kg more???

when i take the rear tire off the rattle goes

is there a way i can check if there is internal damage

Not sure of the internals. Perhaps if you take the trip off and have a look/feel inside.

hey brent... there is a way... take the rear door trim off & then open your eyes WIDE & look around inside the door....... cheers mate LOL.......DAVE

i have the same problem as you Ed only it is my bottom latch that wont grab properly so i just do the same as you and close it firmly

Hi
I have not solved the problem yet it is killing me, there is still a rattle / vibrate noise.

i have taken it to the nissan dealer and they are useless, all they do is grease the seals and say it is sorted, which it isnt.

When i take the spare tire off it stops so it must be something to do with the rear doors.

if you can help in anyway it would be great, i dont want to have to get a rear arb bar with spare tire holder, i dont like the look of them

any info will be great

my email is: brent.n@bigpond.com

cheers

brent

Brent, I have had a few issues which I managed to sort out, some, in hindsight, were of my own making.

Dealing only with the big door, it has a system where, when closed, the doors weight is supported at the bottom by a support bracket and kept in place by a catch at the edge, this arrangement is fairly solid and should not be the problem. Although smear of dry lube would be advised.

However the top of the door also has a catch which becomes an occasional problem for me. Because of the outward hanging pressure of the tyre on the back this latch is subject to more wear than that at the bottom.

The "D" or keeper part of the latch attached to the body is covered with hard plastic and this wears allowing the catch of the door to have a bit of slack and metal to metal contact = rattle. I have some thin sticky backed rubber I wrap on to the "D" keeper section when needed to separate the metals.
Rub your finger on the inside of the catch to feel if it's worn. This rattle was only ever noticible when travelling.

I also had a high lift jack hanging off the tyre at one stage and this caused 2 problems. One, the saddle on which and to which the spare is attached, developed fatigue cracks around the tyre bolt holes. I tried to repair it but had to replace it in the end. Check all attachment points for fatigue cracks.

Two, this extra weight also caused a structural crack on the edge of the door near the bottom of the window just to the left of the spare. Nissan were kind enough to supply a new rear door and I no longer carry the jack on the tyre bracket.
You could hear these noises more as a squeak and were noticble if you hit the tyre sharply with the butt of your hand.

Also if the rear door warning light keeps coming on use a stick on packing patch on the body opposite where the switch touches the body frame at the bottom of the small door. It just packs it out a tad more.

That should go close to finding the prob. Let's know how it goes. If it's still under warranty they should replace any parts required.