Door adjustment
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Laughing Gas
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Door adjustment
Just wondering if you have to remove the door completely from the hinge in order to adjust the door. Can I get away with just loosening the door to hinge bolts?
Had a shop put in new pins and bushing for me earlier this year and they didn't align the door. It still sags a bit, enough to make closing difficult. I looked at my Chiltons manual and it looks fairly easy to do.
Had a shop put in new pins and bushing for me earlier this year and they didn't align the door. It still sags a bit, enough to make closing difficult. I looked at my Chiltons manual and it looks fairly easy to do.
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HAHAHAHAHAHA, easy is not the word...I have done a couple and they can be a real b*****. I would not take them completely off or you are screwed and do a lil at a time. Be patient and goodluck to ya.
-Jason-
-Jason-
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My drivers door has always been a Pita to close. I have always had to lift up on it.
and no matter how many times I adjust it I can never get it good enough to close without lifting on it.
then I realized that there is supposed to be a plastic bushing on the door pin.
without it the door seems to always hang up when it is supposed to latch.
anyone know where to get one?
and no matter how many times I adjust it I can never get it good enough to close without lifting on it.
then I realized that there is supposed to be a plastic bushing on the door pin.
without it the door seems to always hang up when it is supposed to latch.
anyone know where to get one?
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From: Senoia, GA
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monkey....are you referring to the plastic piece that fits around the door jamb or are you talking about the actual door hinge pin?
You can buy the plastic pieces at any auto store for like 2 bucks in the help section.
-Jason-
You can buy the plastic pieces at any auto store for like 2 bucks in the help section.
-Jason-
5th Wheeling
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From: Redondo Beach
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monkey, you can do as Jason suggested or you can do what I did. Put electical shrink tubing over the hinge pin. I used the MIL-SPEC stuff and my door has been rock solid for eight years.
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i went to a body shop and they just gave me some shims for free so they must be pretty cheap to buy. i only loosened the bolts and slid enough of them behind the hinge on the door side (bottom hinge in my case) until the door straightened out and shut right.
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thanks for the tips on the doors.
its the pin that the latch hooks to.
I used thin washers for shims. It lined up perfectly but the door wouldnt latch due to the bushing missing.
then I tried to re-adjust it and it is completely off alignment now, so I gave up. it was easier to just roll the window down a couple of inches and lift it up
its the pin that the latch hooks to.
I used thin washers for shims. It lined up perfectly but the door wouldnt latch due to the bushing missing.
then I tried to re-adjust it and it is completely off alignment now, so I gave up. it was easier to just roll the window down a couple of inches and lift it up
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Laughing Gas
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By easy I meant: Taking half a day, swearing up and down the alphabet, making the door worse, and smashing a few fingers in the process.
I'll have to look at it closer. Maybe I won't mess with it. Would taking it to a body shop or something like that seem a good idea? There is a shop in town that charges $45/hour. Not too bad compared to most places.
I'll have to look at it closer. Maybe I won't mess with it. Would taking it to a body shop or something like that seem a good idea? There is a shop in town that charges $45/hour. Not too bad compared to most places.
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If i follow you, the plastic is missing from the striker bolt on the cab right? Just replace the striker with a new one. They're fairly cheap, like $5.00. Get the star bit for a socket and ratchet it off and put the new on on! problem solved !
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Laughing Gas
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That plastic piece is still there. The door sags when open. I tried messing with it tonight, but it's more trouble than I thought. I'm just gonna say the heck with it for now. I'll probably end up taking it somewhere to have it done.
I looked at the passenger door, and that drops a tiny bit when it opens, but it closes with a nice click and easy push. The driver's door needs to be slammed and drops noticeably when open.
I looked at the passenger door, and that drops a tiny bit when it opens, but it closes with a nice click and easy push. The driver's door needs to be slammed and drops noticeably when open.
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From: Fridley,MN - N.Mpls
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I had the same problem one time. I cut a 1/4 section out of a washer, slipped it around the pin and tack welded it to "repair an elongated hole....worked like a charm....door doesn't sag and closes like brand new..
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Laughing Gas
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I've been thinking about it and I think I could get by with pulling the pins and removing the door (they are aftermarket pins with clips). That way I could see if it is the hinge that is worn. I'll try to get to it this weekend.
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The door striker is also adjustable. The bolt the door latches on to.
Take that striker out. Then adjust your door to have good lines on the outside. Then adjust the striker to the door.
zanny
Take that striker out. Then adjust your door to have good lines on the outside. Then adjust the striker to the door.
zanny
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