Not a happy Camper....

[JohnnyViper]

wow, going to inspect my hinge at lunch for piece of mind

 

[cratica]

Sorry to hear bro.

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

Happened to me 10 years ago. I never bothered to fix.

 

[chambers]

For those of you who have had the hinge and spring broke on your Viper. How many miles did you actually have when this occurred?


Thanks

 

[JonB]

Mine has broken twice in 55K miles..... GREASE EM!!!

 

[heliguy25]

ITs damaged beyond repair, might as well sell it to me for 20k HAHA

 

[mattdillon]

For those of you who have had the hinge and spring broke on your Viper. How many miles did you actually have when this occurred?


Thanks

Mine just happened 2-3 days ago & my car has 10k miles on it! I just found the broke piece last night & it looks identical to Radicals.

 

[AviP]

Unfortunately the Viper's bodywork is nothing to take pride in. Sagging and popping doors, scuffed weatherstrip, Hatchback latch and hinge failures, body parts that do not align easily, etc. It is all quite annoying to have these kind of issues with a once flagship vehicle.

 

[VIPER GTSR 91]

OUCH, find a good body shop to look like new.

 

[bross]

That *****!

 

[Fatboy 18]

mine broke after around 40,000 miles

 

[Next Phase]

So we should break off "the stay" before it causes damage to the door?

This is the first I have heard of this issue.

 

[Ratical2]

I wouldn't go that far....just grease them and pay attention when opening the door, If you hear/feel a Loud pop or snap, go no further until you have pulled the hinge cover to make sure that the spring has not fallen where it could damage the door.

 

[Jeffsss]

As Camfab said, lube it or lose it.
Like Steve-Indy, an annual to-do.

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any type of lube? i'm terrified now.

 

[Jeffsss]

Happened to me 10 years ago. I never bothered to fix.

you never fixed it??

 

[LifeIsGood]

any type of lube? i'm terrified now.

See this thread...

opened the drivers door & something went POP

 

[Jeffsss]

See this thread...

opened the drivers door & something went POP

white lithium grease

got it.. will be getting it from discount auto tomorrow. thanks.

 

[jckrieger]

I'm pretty sure both of my springs are already broken. Car has 37K miles. The wife finds it annoying. I don't mind, as that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make to drive a Viper.

 

[eucharistos]

i just use high temp bearing grease because i already have it, smooth as a baby's bottom

 

[Camfab]

I used Bel Ray Waterproof grease. Any that holds up and doesn't tend to sag is good.

 

[Ratical2]

I'm pretty sure both of my springs are already broken. Car has 37K miles. The wife finds it annoying. I don't mind, as that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make to drive a Viper.

I would check and make sure the spring piece is gone. You don't want the broken spring piece to dancing around under the cover and work it's way into the gap.