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Looking for adjustment, if there is any, for the door hinge(s). hinges are loose by about a 1/8 to a 1/4 of an inch and strike the latch on the body unsquarely. Have to pick up the door by the handle to get it to align and to close.
There is a round pin sticking out of the hinge itself, put its not clear what if anything it does..
Short of finding replacement hinges and going thru all that, is there a simple effective solution?
Also that plastic striker cushion on the bod'y latch is ragged, Replace-able?
Thanx ~
the fuel filler flap unlocks with the central locking,if you have a problem with the pin not sliding to allow the flap to open,pull away the carpet from inside the boot by the flap and manually pull cable to release....
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on that old of a car, you should be able to just loosen the bolts that attach the door to the hinges. however if the hinges are worn out, then you are fighting a loosing battle. need new hinges, or at least new pins before you can properly adjust them. you may also have to adjust the position of the latching post at the rear of the door, so it will strike the post properly.
the door hinges move in or out to adjust that side of the door and the door lock latch moves to adjust that side.. loosen the door hinges just enough to move the door then -tension them to see how you are going. With the door open and the bolts slightly loose it may be possible to move the hinges by placing a long bar on the hinge past the door edge and hitting with a hammer
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The doors Hinges or Striker need to be adjusted to make up for the weatherstrip thickness. To do this, loosen the hinge-to-door bolts for lateral adjustment only. Loosen the hinge-to-body bolts for both lateral and vertical adjustment.
FRONT DOORS
REAR DOORS
BEFORE YOU START:
Determine which hinge bolts are to be loosened and back them out just enough to allow movement.
To move the door safely, use a padded pry bar. When the door is in the proper position, tighten the bolts to 19-25 ft. lbs. (26-35 Nm) and check the door operation. There should be no binding or interference when the door is closed and opened.
Door closing adjustment can also be affected by the position of the lock striker plate. Loosen the striker plate bolts and move the striker plate just enough to permit proper closing and locking of the door.
TO ADJUST ON A:
F-150, F-250, Expedition and Navigator
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT
Loosen the front door hinge to front door bolts.
Adjust the front door alignment.
Tighten the front door hinge to front door bolts to 19-25 ft. lbs. (26-35 Nm).
FRONT DOOR FORE AND AFT ADJUSTMENT
Check the rear door hinge adjustment before adjusting the front door hinge.
Remove the front fender.
Loosen the front door hinge to body bolts.
Adjust the front door alignment to specification.
Tighten the front door hinge to body bolts.
Install the front fender.
1999-00 F-Super Duty Models
DOOR ADJUSTMENT
The following procedure is for performing fore, aft, up, down and tilt adjustments.
Remove the door striker.
Loosen the bolts only enough to allow for slight door movement.
Carefully close and adjust the door until flush with the adjacent body panels.
Carefully open the door and tighten the bolts.
Re-install and adjust the door striker.
Check the door for proper operation and alignment.
STRIKER ADJUSTMENT
Mark the position of the striker before loosening.
Loosen the striker retaining bolts.
Adjust the door striker and tighten the striker retaining bolts.
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The problem is ur DOOR HiNGE BUSHiNG!
Test ur DOOR if it moves by lifting up, if it moves look at how the hinge plays, the BOLTS might only be loose and needs tightening!
Replacing the HiNGE BUSHiNG, pull out the PiN, that holds the hinge from the door to the body panel.
Look at the center hole, notice a copper/brass bushing, take it off and replace w/ new one!
U need 4 pcs. for each door!
Hope that might help u out!
Taah!
Before attempting to adjust the door, you need to check the wear on the hinge pins. Open the door fully and look at the middle of the hinge. See the pin there? Lift up on the latch side of the door as you watch the hinge pin. If you see the hinge moving around the pin or see the pin shifting back and forth then the metal grommet the pin goes through is worn and needs replacing. Motormite makes a replacement pin set that comes with new grommets ( or bushings to some). It's not so hard to change, but it can be a little tricky. Jack up the door to relieve the pressure on the pin.Start with the top pin. Watch the pin as you jack and keep going until the pin is in the middle of the movement range. Tap the old pin out and then inspect the grommet to see if it's worn past the outer edge of the metal. If it is worn past the edge then you'll need to replace that hinge. Otherwise, you can use that old pin to tap out the old grommet, and replace with the new one, then the new pin. slowly release the pressure on the jack and watch the new pin for excessive movement, then do the bottom pin and grommet.. Test door swing and alignment. If the door still hits low on the catch post, loosen those torq bolts after lifting the door slightly and now lift the door the distance it was low plus 1/8 inch. retighten torq bolts and release jack, then retest the door alignment to the catch post. Don't let the door strike the catch post hard - just let it slowly come into contact as you watch for alignment. Repeat procedure until door lines up centered on taht catch post. Good luck!!
Here's the solution: You might want to park it under a tree and tie a rope to the door to pull it up when loosened. ADJUSTMENT
Fig. 1: Door hinge adjustment
Fig. 2: Rear door hinge adjustment, F-350 Crew Cab
NOTE: Loosen the hinge-to-door bolts for lateral adjustment only. Loosen the hinge-to-body bolts for both lateral and vertical adjustment.
Determine which hinge bolts are to be loosened and back them out just enough to allow movement.
To move the door safely, use a padded prybar. When the door is in the proper position, tighten the bolts to 19–25 ft. lbs. (25.5–34.5 Nm) and check the door operation. There should be no binding or interference when the door is closed and opened.
Door closing adjustment can also be affected by the position of the lock striker plate. Loosen the striker plate bolts and move the striker plate just enough to permit proper closing and locking of the door.
the fuel filler flap unlocks with the central locking,if you have a problem with the pin not sliding to allow the flap to open,pull away the carpet from inside the boot by the flap and manually pull cable to release....
NOTE: A second person is required if the Flexi-Work Table 156-00070 is not available. Support the front door (20124) using Rotunda Flexi-Work Table 156-00070 or equivalent.
Mark the location of the front door upper hinge (22800) and front door lower hinge on the front door and body.
Remove the front door hinge-to-body retaining bolts.
Remove the front door hinge-to-door retaining bolts and remove the front door upper hinge and front door lower hinge.
To install, position the front door upper hinge and front door lower hinge to the front door and body. Install the retaining bolts. Tighten to 25-35 Nm (18-26 lb-ft).
Adjust the front door and front door upper hinge and front door lower hinge as outlined, and remove the support.
Remember that there is a little play in the hinges, even new ones, enough that just a slight degree of play at the hinge axis will result in several fractions of an inch movement at the latching end of the door. The key here (assuming the lower hinge is still mounted at factory height with respect to latch) is to adjust the angle of the hinge's axis such that the latching mechanism is 1/2 inch higher than the stiker plate BEFORE tightening down the hinge's mounting bolts, then when you remove your support holding up the latch end of the door it should sag back down approx 1/2 inch and line up perfectly with the latch plate. I used to do this on an old '79 Monte Carlo I used to have and even being the smallest of the Monte's, it still had fairly long, heavy doors for back then even and could get the doors to shut/latch perfectly. I own a VUE now-a-days and its door's are featherweights by comparison so they should be fairly easy to adjust and you shouldn't have to tighten the @#$% out of the mounting bolts during the adjustment, just make sure you tighten them good when the alignment turns out correct upon final inspection.
If your adjustment sags again after shutting the door a few times, then you didn't tighten down the hinge mounting bolts enough and will have to go through the adjust procedure again making sure to tighten things up better the 2nd time around.
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