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alaskadan
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 Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 7:58 pm Post subject: front door adjustment |
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| After seaching for a while the most i found on the front to back adjustment of a front door was shims or a supposed tool body shops should have. I need to adjust a door rearwards so shims dont help. A little help? |
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dobryan
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hans j
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| Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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The body shop tool actually does wonders for doors. If yours is sagging (lifts up when it hits the striker), it just needs to be bent back up.
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tjet 
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| Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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| there's 2 bolts in elongated holes at both hinges. Loosen them up & the door will drop from it's own weight. To raise it back up, I use an awl in the slot at the hinge when the bolts are slightly loose. You may need to play with it a little |
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alaskadan
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| Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:45 am Post subject: |
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| The door in question is too far forward. Washers or shims between hinge plate and jamb would move further forward. Theres no sag in the rear and vertical adjument in slotted holes is not needed. The reason for bad fit may be that the door came off a donor although both are from 87 vans. The gap at the front is 3/16 and the rear is more like a fat 3/8. I can get it to function fine just looks like crap. |
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Steve M.
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| alaskadan wrote: |
| The door in question is too far forward. Washers or shims between hinge plate and jamb would move further forward. Theres no sag in the rear and vertical adjument in slotted holes is not needed. The reason for bad fit may be that the door came off a donor although both are from 87 vans. The gap at the front is 3/16 and the rear is more like a fat 3/8. I can get it to function fine just looks like crap. |
So now 3 years later what was your solution for this being too far forward?
My drivers side is a bit too forward to seal at the top rear and in the middle of the forward side of the wheel arch.
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alaskadan
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:27 pm Post subject: Re: front door adjustment |
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| Sorry, haven't done anything. Kinda got over it. |
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Steve M.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:39 pm Post subject: Re: front door adjustment |
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| alaskadan wrote: |
| Sorry, haven't done anything. Kinda got over it. |
I understand completely. 
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