(G) os check strap

well my bro in laws check strap on his bravo makes a CLACK!!! CLACK!! CLACK!! when opening and closing the door and needs a replacement if any one can help ie breaking has a spare etc cheers Ant!

Have you checked the check straps are tightly bolted to the door? Behind the rubber cover are a pair of 6mm hex bolts. If these are at all slack the door will make a clack noise. I suggest removing one at a time and replacing it with a small amount of threadlock. Once they are both threadlocked and tightened, apply a liberal amount of oil to the hinges and grease to the arm.

the check strap problem is very very common. i've owned 2 bravos and had to change the check strap on the driver's door 4 times. its an easy job to do, and a check strap costs less than £5 at a scrapyard.

people do not lubricate their check straps annually, as they should. i suggest some grease as this willl not wash away as quickly as WD40. a badly lubricated check strap puts excess strain on the mounting brakcts in the door. this usually causes the bottom bracket to snap off, when this happens the clicking noise begins, and can be very loud. in tihs case replacement of the check strap is the only option. however a noise can also be due to play in the pin that holds the check strap arm onto the car. when there is play in this pin the door makes clickinging noises but not as loudly as when the brakcet snaps. to fix play in the pin you really are best off replacing the pin with a new one, or as i have done use something else, something solid unlike the hollow pin.