S1 door adjustment
Discussion
I would like to repair my drooping doors. I've read previous PH posts but still I have a few questions:
Someone apparently has removed the doors at some point- probably when the car was restored and repainted. All three bolts have a 13 mm head - I believe I've read it originally was 17 mm. Also, there are about a dozen washers on the center bolt indicating someone wanted to prevent the bolt from breaking through the bottom of the door but didn't bother cutting the bolt to length. This causes me to think someone would have replaced the nylon bushings at that time. Before I remove the center bolts - which came loose without any issue - I want to confirm that the door should be closed to maintain its close-to-correct position. I can check the bushing but I wonder if the issue might not be the bushing, and would shimming the outside bolts between the plate and the door skin be an appropriate strategy for removing the droop? The doors are not loose but just rubbing on the bottom (and wearing the fiberglass and sill). Larry
Someone apparently has removed the doors at some point- probably when the car was restored and repainted. All three bolts have a 13 mm head - I believe I've read it originally was 17 mm. Also, there are about a dozen washers on the center bolt indicating someone wanted to prevent the bolt from breaking through the bottom of the door but didn't bother cutting the bolt to length. This causes me to think someone would have replaced the nylon bushings at that time. Before I remove the center bolts - which came loose without any issue - I want to confirm that the door should be closed to maintain its close-to-correct position. I can check the bushing but I wonder if the issue might not be the bushing, and would shimming the outside bolts between the plate and the door skin be an appropriate strategy for removing the droop? The doors are not loose but just rubbing on the bottom (and wearing the fiberglass and sill). Larry
Thank you. I think I follow ...
I have loosened the three bottom bolts and the door now pivots up and down easily. If I placed a shim between the door skin and the rear bolt, I expect that would align the door. Or ... if I raise the door to the correct (higher) position and tighten all three bolts without using a shim, would it remain in the correct position? Or fall back to its drooping position?
The foam is like new ... happily someone replaced that earlier.
I have loosened the three bottom bolts and the door now pivots up and down easily. If I placed a shim between the door skin and the rear bolt, I expect that would align the door. Or ... if I raise the door to the correct (higher) position and tighten all three bolts without using a shim, would it remain in the correct position? Or fall back to its drooping position?
The foam is like new ... happily someone replaced that earlier.
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