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Originally Posted by vstech
It's not a good idea to continue to use a door with a problematic check. they have been known to seize in the open position, and each time a sticking check is opened and closed, the thin sheetmetal that the arm is attached to flexes back and forth, and WILL result in cracked metal, and a rust point entry in your vehicle! 
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What he said. I popped a nice hole in the A-pillar of a w126 from ignoring a door check that was seizing up. The repair looked like hell.