Door Alignment
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Door Alignment
My driver's side door on my 95 F250 standard cab is out of alignment. The door is a little hard to open and close because it is rubbing. I can also see it drop a little when I open it from the outside.
What is the proper way to align a door in the frame?
Thanks,
Joe.
What is the proper way to align a door in the frame?
Thanks,
Joe.
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I have never looked at the Ford's, but on the Chevy and Dodge you can replace just the pins in the hinges. I have always gotten them at NAPA but they are probably available at most parts stores. Replacing them should pull your door back pretty close to the correct alignment.
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Originally Posted by mikeyswood
That is the most common problem with these doors. The pins will wear out and appear to be out of alignment. One of the articles here has good instructions.
Mike
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And I just looked it over for several minutes. Can the various parts be worn out but not look worn? All these parts are still new looking (well nothing NEAR the 11 years old this truck is). They are the original, stock hinges.
Nothing looks bad in there. For the next step I was going to take the fender off to see if I can get to the covered part of the hinge.
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My 92 XLT drivers side door has that same problem. It has been that way since I bought the truck, I bought it used with 40,000miles.
The darn thing works OK most of the time, I have to swing the door harder to close it, and have been compensating for years. The passenger side door has always been dead on.
The door swings in too low, and when the door latch aligns with the pin in the body, the door has to raise up about 3/16's of an inch to latch properly.
I tried to fix it once by loosening the bolts in the lower hinge to door assy. and I placed some very thin nylon washers between the hinge plate and door. In essence the hinge and pins haven't been affected but, since the lower part of the door is now about a 1/16 of an inch further back, and the top hinge and top of door position haven't changed, the back of the door sits just a little higher. This helped, but I still didn't get it perfect.
The darn thing works OK most of the time, I have to swing the door harder to close it, and have been compensating for years. The passenger side door has always been dead on.
The door swings in too low, and when the door latch aligns with the pin in the body, the door has to raise up about 3/16's of an inch to latch properly.
I tried to fix it once by loosening the bolts in the lower hinge to door assy. and I placed some very thin nylon washers between the hinge plate and door. In essence the hinge and pins haven't been affected but, since the lower part of the door is now about a 1/16 of an inch further back, and the top hinge and top of door position haven't changed, the back of the door sits just a little higher. This helped, but I still didn't get it perfect.
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/article/...ge_Repair.html
This is for earlier trucks, but the idea is the same.
Mike
This is for earlier trucks, but the idea is the same.
Mike
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Does your truck have a plastic bushing around the door post? Mine fell apart and my door would rub and rattle. I took a #50(?) Torx bit and unscrewed the post, then relaced the bushing for about 5 bucks. Of course I had to realign the post to make the door close properly.
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You can somewhat test the bushings pretty easily. Open the door. Grab the bottom of the door with both hands and lift up. See how much movement there is. Go to the passenger door and repeat. If the drivers door moves a LOT more than the pass side, bushings are probably worn. Mine had to be slammed hard to get it closed. I just pulled the bolts for the lower hinge and put thick washers between the lower hinge and the door.
The latch post on the truck, not the door, had the plastic bushing broken and missing. Got a passenger side post from a UPULL yard and replaced it. Door shuts smooth as silk
The latch post on the truck, not the door, had the plastic bushing broken and missing. Got a passenger side post from a UPULL yard and replaced it. Door shuts smooth as silk
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Originally Posted by byronbgs
Does your truck have a plastic bushing around the door post? Mine fell apart and my door would rub and rattle. I took a #50(?) Torx bit and unscrewed the post, then relaced the bushing for about 5 bucks. Of course I had to realign the post to make the door close properly.
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