Top of my driver's side door doesn't seal well with body. Door is misaligned a bit. Plan on fixing it but have never dealt with this before. Should I have door closed and loosen hinge bolts enough that I can manuever the door so the top seals properly and retighten? Or does the door need to be open for any adjustment?
Need some tips on door aligning
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BAT_MAN
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If doing this by yourself it's a bit tricky, a little secret I was shown is ope. The door just enough so you can see latch then grab a trolly Jack, square piece of wood and a decent amount of rags thenplace wood on Jack and rags on that and Jack up under door to take the weight. Then crack off the door hinge bolts behind the guard( you may need to remove guard or just inner plastic) then Jack the Jack up slowly until door clears the "d**k" hinge inside door or untill it matches factory lines of the car then tighten the hinges again let Jack down slowly and check door alignment. If it's right but hits the "d**k" then open door and loosen the 2 bolts and re align so it's in the centre of the door clamp and retighten then it should open and close with ease.
Good luck. Sorry for any spelling mistakes I'm on a I phone and not real good at touchscreen yet.
Good luck. Sorry for any spelling mistakes I'm on a I phone and not real good at touchscreen yet.
I need to make a tiny upwards adjustment. I can't leave door closed and unbolt hinges enough to allow me to push the door up into place while someone else tightens the bolts? I'm just not sure if the door needs to be open for adjustments to take place or if there's a helper can leave it latched
Well I thought if I had a friend help I wouldn't need a jack. Have them lift up while I tighten bolts. Turns out it caused door to sag little more and now striker scrapes top of latch when closing. I'll have to use a jack tomorrow to lift door up and properly hold in place as I tighten. Hopefully I didn't misalign it too worse than my starting point.