Door adjustment

[RubbishFettler]

Hi All

Does anybody know where to get the tool for adjusting the doors, the rear of the drivers door needs to be raised a little?

Cheers

Steve

[adam quantrill]

1. Go to your toolbox
2. Get an open-ended spanner (9/16 maybe?)
3. Whack it with a big hammer until bent into shape.

[mrzigazaga]

A good tip I was told also was to carefully support the bottom of the door on piece of wood on a jack so it doesn't drop when you undo the nut...You can also carefully raise it up to where you want it..Alternatively phone a friend...

[jon haines]

When I did mine a few years back I used an open ended 13mm spanner. Its a bit of a faff and very much trial and error but cost nowt.

[v8s4me]

Could the problem be the bushes the door pivots on? Mine were worn which was causing the door to sag. Bushes are available from TVR Parts. Nice and cheap but right little sods to change.

[RubbishFettler]

The door alignment is slightly out following replacement of rubber packing between chassis and car body. It is only sightly out, but I would rather have it right.

If the correct tool isn't available, the open ended spanner and whacking with a big hammer sound worth a try - I wonder if TVR had a specially designed big hammer to whack their spanners to make the tool in the first place?

I have the bible, which shows the tool as a ring spanner with the shape and dimensions. However, I can't even slip the spanner head between the large upright adjusting nuts and the horizontal thread of the hinge bolt, but I'll see how I get on with the open ended and a bit of creative spanner design work.

Things are seldom straight forward with a TVR- guess that's why we love 'em

Thanks for the tip regarding supporting the door by the way.

[v8s4me]

RubbishFettler said:

....Thanks for the tip regarding supporting the door by the way.

Remember to take into account the effect of propping the end of the open door and then sitting in the car while you are twiddling about with the ring spanners

[RubbishFettler]

That's a good point

[jon haines]

You could try one of those ratchet style conventional ring spanners. i have one and its ok for tight spaces.

[RubbishFettler]

I managed to finally get the job finished today- yes it took that long! I had to reshape a ring spanner, stuck it in a vice, heated it and used a length of pole to bend it into a suitable 's' shape. also had to grind a notch into the lower edge of the spanner where it fouled the bracket so that the nut could be turned enough to re position the spanner for the next turn. a ratchet spanner would have worked well, but I couldn't get one with a slim enough head to fit through the gap.
Probably the greatest faff since faffing was invented, but end result worth it, the door closes very nicely now.

Can anyone advise on lubricating the hinges. Mine doesn't have the grease nipples and I'm not sue what the best lubricant is for the nylon bushes, I believe normal grease shouldn't be used?

[mrzigazaga]

I should imagine silicone or lithium based grease?.....Well done on your copious amounts of faffing...

[RubbishFettler]

Cheers for that

Steve