Front Door Glass - Adjustment Procedures
Article No.93-3-2
February 3, 1993
GLASS - FRONT DOOR - ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE
FORD: 1993 PROBE
ISSUE:
The 1993 Probe Service Manual does not provide a clear procedure for adjusting the front door glass for windnoise, water leaks and door closures on top of the drip rail concerns.
ACTION:
Use the following front door glass adjustment procedure and specifications to correct door glass windnoise, water leaks and door glass closure on top of the drip rail concerns.
SPECIFICATIONS
The specifications provided in this TSB article have ranges because individual vehicles may vary based on how the door fits on the car body. It may be necessary to change the door glass adjustments to the high or low end of the specifications to correct the concern on your vehicle.
FRONT DOOR GLASS ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE
1. Check the door and striker for correct adjustment. Repair as necessary. Refer to the 1993 Probe Service Manual, Sections 01-03-5 and 01-14A, for service details.
2. Check the door glass for correct adjustment by following the steps below. Complete the steps in the order provided to obtain the best results.
3. Check the door glass rear height adjustment. Adjust if necessary. The door glass must be removed to make any adjustments. Refer to the 1993 Probe Service Manual for door panel removal and installation procedure.
a. With the window in the full up position and the door closed, draw a line along the top of the glass with a felt marker. Locate the line 55 mm from the rear of the glass even with the lower edge of the roof drip moulding, Figure 1. The mark must be 3-4 mm from the top edge of the glass.
b. If adjustment is required, lower the window 1" (25.4 mm) and move the rear glass stop, Figure 2.
c. Loosen the glass stop bolt just enough to be able to slide the stop and move the stop the same distance the mark is out of specification. Example: If the glass is 1.0 mm too high, lower the stop 1.0 mm.
d. Tighten the glass stop bolt.
e. Raise the window and recheck.
4. Check the door glass rear inboard and outboard adjustment. Adjust if necessary. Do not adjust the door glass front inboard and outboard adjustment.
a. With the glass in the full up position, close the door until the top rear corner of the glass lightly touches the weather strip.
b. Measure the distance between the "B" pillar weatherstrip surface and the outside of the glass. See Figure 3. This distance must be between 14-19 mm.
c. To adjust, loosen the adjustment screw locknut, Figure 4, and turn the adjustment screw counter-clockwise to increase the distance.
d. Tighten the adjustment screw locknut.
e. Recheck the distance between the "B" pillar weather strip surface and the outside of the glass. See Figure 3.
5. Check the door glass front height adjustment. Adjust if necessary.
a. With the glass in the full up position, place a straight edge on the glass. See Figures 5 and 7.
b. Measure the gap between the straight edge and the top of the mirror weather strip. The gap must be 1-2 mm.
c. If adjustment is required, lower the window 1" (25.4 mm). Loosen the front glass stop bolt, Figure 2, and move the stop the distance required to obtain the 1-2 mm gap as shown in Figures 5 and 7.
d. Tighten the glass stop bolt.
e. Raise the window and recheck.
6. Check the drip edge moulding to door glass gap. Adjust if necessary.
a. Measure the gap between the door drip edge moulding and the outside glass surface along the horizontal area of the top of the glass. See Figures 6 and 8 - points A through B. The correct gap is 3.5-4.0 mm.
b. Use your hands to adjust the drip edge moulding by applying pressure to bend the moulding to provide the required gap. Use caution to bend the drip edge moulding evenly to avoid a wavy appearance.
7. Check the "B" pillar weather strip channel. Adjust if necessary.
a. If a gap is still present at the midpoint on the glass near the "B" pillar weatherstrip, check the weather strip channel for damage.
b. Remove about 12" (305 mm) of the center of the "B" pillar weather strip next to the rear glass edge.
c. Bend the door weather strip channel toward the glass just enough to eliminate any gap between the glass and the weather strip.
d. Install the weather strip.
OTHER APPLICABLE ARTICLES: NONE
WARRANTY STATUS: INFORMATION ONLY
OASIS CODES: 102000, 110000, 190000, 701000