DOOR HINGE ?

So my rear passenger door seems "slightly" sticky upon opening and closing.

Fiddled with it, a little today, couldn't figure out why. Then I compared it to driver side, seems like the mechanism is a little different where the latch part is.

I took pictures.

Anybody can help or figure out what to do as preventative maintenance?

PROBLEMATIC DOOR PIC:

 

PERFECT DOOR, NO PROBLEMS:

 

Hey idk about all this poverty spec here you got child locks !!

 

I got rear doors, that you guys don't have

 

im sure a few of those guys who have AC cabs look up to your four door

 

Sure if you want to be the SLOWEST truck on the block

 

I mean shit I got your same motor lifted with "32's" and heavy rims i hardly have power to but that doesn't mean it won't cruise 90mph

 

I don't have rear doors on my single cab so I can't help.

 

Mine will cruise 95MPH all day long. Except when you hit the grade. UH OH

 

the one door's latch mechanism looks upside down.
Possibly even a different latch component off an earlier 1st Gen Tacoma ?
not sure that could work or is interchangeable. But something to ponder.

Google and compare say '95.5 - '97 door latch - locks to your '01 Tacoma
look at the illustrations/images to see there's even the possibility.

maybe it's not an OEM latch.
or was salvaged from another Toyota that crosses over ?

I'd have stress until I corrected that. Lol
possibly might locate/purchase a salvaged unit on ebay or at a local salvage yard.
Or call a Toyota specialty salvage yard... pay the piper... get it done.

likely fewer wrecked Dcabs to be had in the salvage business.
But a new Toyota OEM unit is gonna be pricey $ 300. ish, my guess.

 

I don't think it can be earlier gen Tacoma, as this is the first 4 door Taco model.

These are the rear doors.

This car has never been modified, and it is all original.

The door opens and closes fine, no issues. However, it "sticks" a little bit. Like it takes a .00001% more effort to open it. Almost like if your weatherstripping was stuck to the body. That is the best explanation I can do.

My concern is (preventative), is this looking like it will fail, and the door won't open/close any more?

There are tons of salvage Toyota only yards close by, I can take it to, if that is the issue.

Appreciate the help

 

This is a complete guess but could you take the door panel off and see if any of the linkages are binding and/or grease them up?

 

Sure. If that is the recommendation, I can attempt it this weekend, since I drive the PRO on the weekend, and the 01 is garaged.

Is there a how to , on removing door panels?

 

Attached.

Might also need to adjust the striker. Also attached.

 

thank you VERY much!

 

@TashcomerTexas

 

I had something very similar to this happen when I first bought my truck. The return spring for the latch broke. So gravity would pull the latch down when the door was open and prevent it from closing. Had to lift the latch with a key or something just before you closed the door to allow it to shut, otherwise the latch would just bang against the loop on the door jamb. I wound up just buying a new lock mechanism and replacing the whole thing, works just fine now.

 

So this exact thing started happening again

When you say "I bought a new lock mechanism," which door of yours are you talking about ? Front or rear? Idea of cost and difficulty replacing ?

My rear passenger door is doing it again where I can't close it. I have to put a key in the opening and lift the metal part as you said

 

It was the left rear door. I replaced the lock assembly. Mine has power door locks, the lock assembly for non-power locks is a different part number. I believe the part # for yours would be 69340-04010, but verify that with a dealer first. I bought mine from Conicelli, it cost about $125. The replacement wasn't particularly difficult, it was actually the first repair I ever did on the truck. The frustrating part was that all of the plastic in the door is old and brittle, so as I was pulling things out to remove the door trim everything was snapping off and breaking instead of coming out nicely. So I wound up having to replace other parts as well, like the window switch and a lot of the plugs for the door trim. And getting the old linkage out of the door handle without breaking anything took a lot of fiddling and head scratching. But I did get it done, door works perfectly now.

 

Sounds like I have the exact problem

-mine is also rear left door
-also have power locks


Given we are talking about the female part on the door opening that connects to the striker on the body

You have to replace the whole lock assembly for that ?


Did you use any how to to do the work?

Appreciate your help