Upper door hinge adjustment
Burning Brakes
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Hi 68,
As R said, left and right dash pads need to come off… difficult on the left side easy on the right.
The hinge bolts are accessed through 'slots' in the hinge pillars.
Regards,
Alan
Left Side.
Right side.
As R said, left and right dash pads need to come off… difficult on the left side easy on the right.
The hinge bolts are accessed through 'slots' in the hinge pillars.
Regards,
Alan
Left Side.
Right side.
Last edited by Alan 71; Nov 6, 2016 at 07:41 AM.
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Dang. Looks like I have some work to do...
My pass side door is sitting low by about 1/4" front and back. The angle is good, front to back is good, and rotation is good so only needs to move straight up, but when I got inside the door the adjustment is already as far up as it will go. So my plan was to move the hinges up at the pillars.
My pass side door is sitting low by about 1/4" front and back. The angle is good, front to back is good, and rotation is good so only needs to move straight up, but when I got inside the door the adjustment is already as far up as it will go. So my plan was to move the hinges up at the pillars.
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From: Charlotte NC
Dang. Looks like I have some work to do...
My pass side door is sitting low by about 1/4" front and back. The angle is good, front to back is good, and rotation is good so only needs to move straight up, but when I got inside the door the adjustment is already as far up as it will go. So my plan was to move the hinges up at the pillars.
My pass side door is sitting low by about 1/4" front and back. The angle is good, front to back is good, and rotation is good so only needs to move straight up, but when I got inside the door the adjustment is already as far up as it will go. So my plan was to move the hinges up at the pillars.
The door hinges work like this. The hinge where it mounts to the hinge post allows the front to back movement of the door. The hinge where it bolts to the door is the up and down.
SO..all you need to do is loosen the bolts on the door...and raise the door.
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DUB
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Just found all that out the hard way......I need to rebuild the hinge anyway so nothing really lost. We all know too well that upper pin won't come out intact.
Don't know why my door was slightly too low with all the upward travel used. I may have to die grind a bit
Don't know why my door was slightly too low with all the upward travel used. I may have to die grind a bit
