Adjusting drivers door to get equal gaps -early fhc

[french dave]

Hi,might have a go at adjusting the drivers door if possible.Hinge pin /bushes been replaced by previous owner .door gaps uneven -see pics -front needs to come up.Is there adjustment possible if top and bottom bracket bolts are loosened ? Or am I opening a can of worms best leave alone???

[french dave]

[french dave]

[french dave]

[french dave]

[adam quantrill]

I have hear that the hinges can be quite fiddly to adjust, also it's recommended that you chop up/bend a ring spanner to get at the nuts and bolts.

You never know you could become the expert on this!

[gmw9666]

Up and down on the vertical rod / nuts

Left and right on the bolts that attach to the A pillar

Yours looks a bit low so needs raising up then angling for the door slam

[french dave]

Hi,so to raise the door first -I take it the brackets that attach the door to the A post sit atop and below the 2 plastic top hat bushes -so to raise I must add a spacer to the bottom bush and remove some plastic from the top bush?i take it it cannot be adjusted just on the top/bottom nuts? Thanks dave

Edited by french dave on Thursday 23 May 20:46

Edited by french dave on Thursday 23 May 20:47

[jon haines]

This is a fiddly time consuming job but its doable and from the pictures i would say you can get a better fit that you currently have so go for it.

[gmw9666]

french dave said:

Hi,so to raise the door first -I take it the brackets that attach the door to the A post sit atop and below the 2 plastic top hat bushes -so to raise I must add a spacer to the bottom bush and remove some plastic from the top bush?i take it it cannot be adjusted just on the top/bottom nuts? Thanks dave

Edited by french dave on Thursday 23 May 20:46

Edited by french dave on Thursday 23 May 20:47

The rod just slides in the hole and is positioned by how far the nuts are on the threaded ends so to speak. Twiddle your nuts to lift / lower

[french dave]

Hi,thanks all for the info ,will have a go at adjusting soon.