Technical Balancing a door

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Technical Balancing a door

gillette584

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I need to level out my drivers door. It doesn't close straight, it seems to be a little low. How do I fix this. Any help would be appreciated.:worship:
 
are your doors just misaligned, or are the hinges tearing and the doors drooping as a result? very common for the door hinges to tear at the mounting location inside the door. no amount of hinge adjustment will permenantly fix a tearing hinge mount.

http://flumichigan.italiancarclub.com/TechArticles/doorhingerepair.pdf

you are gonna need to remove the interior panel and loosen the four allen head cap screws that mount the door to the hinge.

once loose, you can use wooden shims commonly found at the lumber yard to adjust the door up and down at either end.

then, there is the in/out, top/bottom adjustments that need to be made at the same time.

don't forget to replace that triangular button on the bottom corner of the door. IAP calls it a door alignment lug, their p/n 03575

have lots of patience, and save the adult beverages for after you're done. this is a tedious task.
 
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