Doors hard to close

[Brett]

Has anyone seen this insulation stuck between the bed and the cab of the truck? I believe it’s keeping the pressure relief door from opening when doors are shut. Just want some feedback before I get a tool to grab it and yank it out

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[T-Rev]

I noticed the same piece between my cab and bed.

 

[FordDawg]

Hard to tell from the pic but looks like somebody tried to pull it out and it broke off. Purely a guess but if it doesn't look like it was machine cut I'd bet it was supposed to be removed on the line or at the dealership.

 

[rwolfcastle]

I have that between my cab and bed as well. Also, my doors are very hard to shut. I'll try and remove it and report.

I did notice that when I pop the rubber oval cap out of the back of the bed, the insulation should be easy to grab there. I couldn't think of any other way to get it out of there.

 

[Bt_okst]

You can't casually shut the doors on my raptor, but if you actually try to shut them, they close easily.

Must be a truck by truck thing. Sorry you're dealing with this!!!

 

[rwolfcastle]

Couldn't get that insulation out, but mine is down further and not blocking the pressure release port. I'll have to take my truck in and see if they can adjust the doors to be easier to close.

 

[CACTUSGREYFX4]

Mine also has the insulation piece. It not hurting anything so I just going to leave it there.

 

[Brett]

Couldn't get that insulation out, but mine is down further and not blocking the pressure release port. I'll have to take my truck in and see if they can adjust the doors to be easier to close.

I tried to adjust the door striker on driver door to see if it would fix problem, there seems to be no adjustment in the hardware. If you get the dealer to adjust something please let us know what they did. I hate going to dealership, would rather fix it myself if possible.

 

[pablo94sc]

You can't casually shut the doors on my raptor, but if you actually try to shut them, they close easily.

Must be a truck by truck thing. Sorry you're dealing with this!!!

I was about to say something similar. Only people that seem to have trouble closing my driver's door are other people. Shrug

 

[toddiscdn]

Seems lots of Ranger owners, including me, are having this issue. I feel like its just how sealed the truck is that makes it hard, if the window is down the door closes with a light touch.

 

[dfritz]

It's just a tight cabin, shutting the door harder works with the windows fully closed. Open a window just a bit and it closes fine. Probably will get easier as the various door and window seals wear.

 

[gForceDude]

Has anyone seen this insulation stuck between the bed and the cab of the truck? I believe it’s keeping the pressure relief door from opening when doors are shut. Just want some feedback before I get a tool to grab it and yank it out

I have the same thing between my cab & bed; on the Drivers Side only - correct?.
I poked at it with a wooden yard stick, and the top edge had adhesive sticking it to the front face of the bed.
I managed to break the adhesive loose all along the top edge with the yard stick. I then put a short screw through the end of the yard stick to use like a hook, and tried to pull it up & out, but it wouldn't come out.
It is some kind of fibrous insulation material, as there were pieces stuck to the screw on my yard stick from pulling on it.
What it is, and what it is intended for, I have no idea. What says the Ranger6g Brain Trust - any ideas?

 

[jedadiah]

What says the Ranger6g Brain Trust - any ideas?

My only guess is that it's maybe sound deadening to try and reduce noise from the fuel pump in the cab. It sits completely beneath the pressure vent on the back of the cab. If my 5G had something similar, I never noticed it.

 

[NASSTY]

My only guess is that it's maybe sound deadening to try and reduce noise from the fuel pump in the cab. It sits completely beneath the pressure vent on the back of the cab. If my 5G had something similar, I never noticed it.

F150's have had that for several years.

 

[T-Rev]

It's just a tight cabin, shutting the door harder works with the windows fully closed. Open a window just a bit and it closes fine. Probably will get easier as the various door and window seals wear.

No, it's not "just a tight cabin" for many of us. My passenger side doors close much easier than my driver's doors and the driver's side doors are noticeably out of alignment. Tested opening and closing one at a time.

Just like many of us have to slam our hood to get it to latch. At least a couple members here have had their doors and/or hood adjusted which has remedied needing to slam them. My back upper rear seat also needs much more effort than normal to latch.

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