Hi There:

Has anyone tried to adjust their doors? My drivers door is hard to close and is beginning to rub the paint off on the lower sill! Any DIY ideas would be appreciated

 

Paint damage,OUCH.
With the door open try lifting up and letting down a couple of times.
If the hinge has play in it you'll need new hinge bushings.
Good Luck

 

Door Adjustment - Front
Up/Down Adjustment Procedure

Important
Loosen one set of hinge bolts at a time and move the hinge not the door. Be sure to re-tighten the hinge bolts before loosing and adjusting the other hinge.


Loosen the upper hinge to hinge pillar bolts.
Reposition the hinge up to raise or down to lower the door.

Notice
Use the correct fastener in the correct location. Replacement fasteners must be the correct part number for that application. Fasteners requiring replacement or fasteners requiring the use of thread locking compound or sealant are identified in the service procedure. Do not use paints, lubricants, or corrosion inhibitors on fasteners or fastener joint surfaces unless specified. These coatings affect fastener torque and joint clamping force and may damage the fastener. Use the correct tightening sequence and specifications when installing fasteners in order to avoid damage to parts and systems.


Tighten the upper hinge bolts. Tighten
Tighten the door hinge to hinge pillar bolts to 30 N·m (22 lb ft).

Loosen the lower hinge to hinge pillar bolts.
Reposition the hinge.
Tighten the lower hinge bolts. Tighten
Tighten the door hinge to hinge pillar bolts to 30 N·m (22 lb ft).

Repeat the procedure for additional adjustment if necessary.

In/Out Adjustment Procedure

Important
Loosen one set of hinge bolts at a time and move the hinge not the door be sure to retighten the hinge bolts before loosing and adjusting the other hinge.


Loosen the upper hinge to door bolts.
Reposition the hinge outward to adjust the door inward or inward to adjust the door outward.

Notice
Use the correct fastener in the correct location. Replacement fasteners must be the correct part number for that application. Fasteners requiring replacement or fasteners requiring the use of thread locking compound or sealant are identified in the service procedure. Do not use paints, lubricants, or corrosion inhibitors on fasteners or fastener joint surfaces unless specified. These coatings affect fastener torque and joint clamping force and may damage the fastener. Use the correct tightening sequence and specifications when installing fasteners in order to avoid damage to parts and systems.


Tighten the upper hinge to door bolts. Tighten
Tighten the door hinge to door bolts to 30 N·m (22 lb ft).

Loosen the lower hinge to door bolts.
Reposition the hinge.
Tighten the lower hinge to door bolts. Tighten
Tighten the door hinge to door bolts to 30 N·m (22 lb ft).

Repeat procedure for additional adjustment if necessary.

 

I think my driver's door needs a slight adjustment to bring the bottom rear edge in some. I saw this procedure posted above, and it says the door hinge torque is 30 N-m (22 lb-in).

The 30 N-m (Newton-meters) is correct, but the english units should be 22 lb-ft, not lb-in as shown in the manual. Just in case someone didn't notice ... besides, 22 lb-in is hardly any torque and the door would fall off at that tightness on the hinge bolts.

 

lb-in?!!

lb-FT

 

Better blame GM. This was copied and pasted from their on-line manual. I wonder if the hard bound manual has the same mistake?

 

Yes, the 2002 Service Manual in that same section also shows 22 lb-in. But, if you look at the section where they remove and install the doors it's called out correctly at 22 lb-ft. Also, 30 N-m is equal to 22 lb-ft, so it's obvious that the lb-in is a typo.

 

Yep. Checked my 2003 service manual and it's the same...two wrong and one right. Kinda shakes my faith in the data a little bit. No wonder they have a disclaimer in the front of the manual.

I edited the info above...now I gotta correct it in my manual!

Glad you guys caught the mistake. Doors would be blowing off like the unlatched roof panels!