ALIGNING DOOR

Install outer door panel and front side
panel when necessary.
Mount rear side panel and hold it with
one screw on the B-pillar at the top.

Raise the door by hand.
Lift door at the rear until the upper
edges of the outer door panel and side
panel are in the same plane.

Lift door at the front until gap A is
uniform.
Tighten screws and nuts on the baseplate.

Make a trial run by hand.
Check engagement of lockpins (1) in
strikers (2) - lockpins should engage
in the middle of strikers.
Adjust the lock shaft when necessary.

Note:
Adjustment of the lock shaft might be
necessary if the lock shaft was
removed.
If not removed, do not change the
factory adjustment.

Lock Shaft Adjusting Procedures:

1) B Pillar Lock Shaft Holder
Raise the door.
Loosen lock shaft holder screws.
Loosen screws (1).
Adjust the lock shaft.
Tighten lock shaft holder screws.
Remove tension between the lock
and lock shaft with light knocks
from handle of a hammer on
point (2).
Tighten screws (1).

2) A Pillar Lock Shaft Holder
Raise the door.
Loosen lock shaft holder screws
from below with a long 6 mm
wrench key.
Adjust the lock shaft.
Tighten lock shaft holder screws.

Note:
If an uniform door gap can not be
reached by tilting the door with the
baseplate, make corrections on the
door/baseplate connection (guide
rollers).
Corrections on the door/baseplate
connection are permitted only when it
had been disconnected for repairs.
The door guide on the A pillar is
designed with 3 mm (0.118") thick
spacers.
The window is used to determine a
new thickness, e.g. after an accident.
The window glass should run up into
the middle of the rubber seal precisely
when raised.