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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 05:18 AM
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sagging door

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have a 50 f1 and rt door is out of alignment..............sagging and not latching properly..................

.the ford shop manual calls for first attempting "to spread" the lower hinge by placing a fiber block between the leaves and closing the door..............

.....assuming what this does is "bend" the leaves on the hinge which in turn pushes the lower corner of the door out while raising the upper corner ??????????????????

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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 10:56 AM
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Do yourself a favor and replace the worn hinge pins...bending the hinges only compensates for an underlying problem that can be remedied by doing the proper maintenance. I don't believe that the Ford manual was taking into consideration that your truck would be still on the road some 65 years after that book was written.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 11:08 AM
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Charlie is right. The book procedure assumes everything is in proper order, mechanically. Any slop or wear needs to be attended to before adjusting.
 
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thanks guys !

thank you all................that is what I will do...........if this is not "enough" is "bending" the hinges seem like the logical next step......?
 
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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 03:31 PM
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Adjusting is the term that sounds so much better, especially if you're talking to a customer. How do you adjust? By bending the hinge, of course.
 
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