hi guys I need some advice on door adjustment the drivers door on my truck is what I am working on. I have it looking good all around but the bottom rear corner is about a 1/4 to 3/8 inward no matter what i try I can nt get it flash.
the door looks nice I am not sure if its a little weaked ?.
the passenage door is flash all around . anybody have any idea's
Thanks pedalman

 

I used coors light to get my gaps then I went and bought a fiberglass cab.

Sounds like maybe a tweak in the door. You might be able to build up the door rubber in that corner to push it out or have one of those door tweaking tools they so in the shop manual for the 56.

 

Got a big rubber mallet and a shop manual? Believe it or not the shop manual outlines the door adjustments and it involves slamming (or pushing hard) the door with the mallet between it and the cab.

 

i need to get a manual, what about if the door is out on the bottoms and in on the top.....i can see light on both sides.

 

It's a funny procedure! They tell you where to put the mallet to cure certain faults!

54 Shop Manual:

1954 Ford Truck Shop Manual items - Get great deals on Manuals Literature items on eBay Motors!

 

thanks guys I am going to pomona swap meet next sunday, I think I can get a manurl there,

keep on truck in the pedalman

 

Standard procedure for tweaking a door: If the bottom rear corner is in and the rest of the door fits well, open door and place a wooden baseball bat or 2x4 between door and frame at bottom rear corner. Close door until bat or board is holding door ajar, grab top of door frame and give it a strongman push inwards. Remove bat or board and check progress. Repeat as necessary until satisfactory alignment is achieved. Adjust hinges or striker as required for final fit.
Yes, this IS the right way to do it. A baseball bat is a standard body shop tool.

 

Wooden Baseball Bat!

 

thanks for the information on that I will have it a try,

keep on truck in PEDALMAN

 

There is a lot of adjustment you can do at the hinge as well.

 

Yes, get it fitting as well as you can with the hinge adjustments, especially the hinge side and gaps before tweaking. I just barely snug the hinge bolts then gently close the door with a helper inside with a wrench. I support the door at the bottom with a 2x4 lever with a stack of short 2x4 cutoffs on the running board. I then shift the door around until I am happy with the fit then hold it there while the helper tightens the hinge bolts to secure the alignment.

 

on the '54 manuals......what's the difference between the '54 Supplement and the '54 shop manual ?

 

I believe that much like the 52 year manuals, Ford produced that "Baseline" manual for the effies in 53 with all the info in them then in 54 rather than issue a completely new book, they issued just the portion that was particular to the 54s in the suppliment. So you would need the 53 manual and a 54 suppliment. That's where getting the CD is better.

Oddly for 1955, they reissued the complete book to cover 54 and 55.

Try these instead of the other link I posted:

1955 Ford Truck Shop Manual items - Get great deals on eBay Motors, Collectibles items on eBay.com!

Ya gotta watch Ford documentation - it's kinda weird!