Door alignment

[SILICONEKID340HP]

Any tips on door alignment ,just attempted to lift the door slightly but now is worse ,it sticks out at the bottm and can`t get the door to close flush ..Please help

Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Thursday 22 March 16:01

[AJV8]

no but i'd be interestedd to hear as my passeneger door has dropped !

AJ

[SILICONEKID340HP]

Its turned out to be a disaster ,i even put masking tape around the body to prevent damage ,it`s a mess and i have an head ache,been upside down for two hours ...

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SILICONEKID340HP said:

Its turned out to be a disaster ,i even put masking tape around the body to prevent damage ,it`s a mess and i have an head ache,been upside down for two hours ...

theres your problem your doing it upside down, its a two man job

[peaktorque]

A trolley jack and block of wood is the way if you are billy no mates.

[TJC46]

AJV8 said:

no but i'd be interestedd to hear as my passeneger door has dropped !

AJ

When you say dropped do you mean with the door open, and you go to close it gently, the striking plate on the body, and the lock on the door, are not quite in line.
It may well be that the top bolt has come loose. They can do this over a period of time simply by opening and closing the door.
A good way to check is with the door open, hold the end and try to lift the door up and down, to see if there is any movement.
The top bolt can be accessed by removing the speaker in the door. I had to cut a 15mm or 17mm spanner in half,[cant remember which] to be able to turn it in what is a very limited space.

Pic no 1 shows the top hinge arrangement attached to the body and the arrow is the top nut which is welded to it.The top bolt comes through form inside the door into this nut.



Pic no 2 shows the slight damage to one of the countersunk screws because of the door misalignment.



Once the nut is tightened and the door now shuts and fits correctly, you can end up with the problem i had which over the next few times of opening and shutting the door, the bdy nut would work its way loose again.

Pic no 3 shows [if you look closely] my remedy to stop this. Once the nut was retightened, i drilled a hole thru the nut and bolt and inserted a spring pin, so now the nut cannot work itself loose.Job done.



Hope this is of use to somebody.

Edited by TJC46 on Thursday 22 March 21:12

[SILICONEKID340HP]

Checked that ,had door card off everything is tight..

Problem now is the door panel and body panel is not flush ,the bottom to half way is protuding ..

The window is not level with the roof seal and when i close the door it traps the Targa rubber seal.

Wish i have not touched it

[peaktorque]

If you can install a fking boiler, then aligning a door should be no problem, it's four nuts and a few shims after all.

If you need to pull the bottom outer corner of the door in, then add another shim on the top hinge. The striker mechanism will need some attention too.

[MADMAX2]

peaktorque said:

If you can install a fking boiler, then aligning a door should be no problem,

how do you know he can install a fking boiler?????

Daz im about in the morning ive re aligned my door give me a ring and ill try to help

btw its £40 connection charge and then £75 per 10mins on the phone to me



CASH!

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[quote=MADMAX2]

peaktorque said:

If you can install a fking boiler, then aligning a door should be no problem,

how do you know he can install a fking boiler?????

Daz im about in the morning ive re aligned my door give me a ring and ill try to help

btw its £40 connection charge and then £75 per 10mins on the phone to me



CASH!

[peaktorque]

True. Maybe he is the 'Call-back-kid'

[SILICONEKID340HP]

I!m going to have another go at it ..with help