Front Door: Adjustments

ENGINE HOOD / DOOR: FRONT DOOR:

ADJUSTMENT

HINT:
- Before adjusting the door positions of vehicles equipped with side airbags and curtain shield airbags, be sure to disconnect the battery negative (-) cable. After adjustment, inspect the SRS warning light, the side airbag system and the curtain shield airbag system for normal operation (Diagnosis System).
- Use the same procedures for the RH side and LH side.
- The procedures listed below are for the LH side.

1. INSPECT FRONT DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
(a) Check that the clearance measurements of areas A through C are within the standard ranges.





Standard clearance:





NOTE: D: 160 mm (6.30 in.) from the end of the window frame, check the clearances B and C as illustrated in the cross section.

2. REMOVE BOLT





(a) Remove the bolt.

- Centering bolts are used to mount the door hinge to the vehicle body and door. The door cannot be adjusted with the centering bolts installed on it. Substitute the centering bolts with standard bolts (with washers) when making adjustments.
- A bolt without a torque specification is shown in the standard bolt chart (Removal).

3. ADJUST FRONT DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
(a) Turn the ignition switch off.
(b) Disconnect the negative (-) terminal cable from the battery.

CAUTION: Work must be started at least 90 seconds after the ignition switch is turned off and the negative (-) terminal cable is disconnected from the battery. (The SRS is equipped with a back-up power source. If work is started within 90 seconds of disconnecting the negative (-) terminal cable and turning the ignition switch off, the SRS may deploy.)





(c) Using SST, loosen the body side's hinge bolts and adjust the door position.
SST: 09812-00010
(d) Tighten the body side's hinge bolts after the adjustment.
Torque: 26 Nm (265 kgf-cm, 19 ft-lbf)





(e) Loosen the door side's hinge bolts and adjust the door position.
(f) Tighten the door side's hinge bolts after the adjustment.
Torque: 26 Nm (265 kgf-cm, 19 ft-lbf)





(g) Adjust the striker position by slightly loosening the striker mounting screws, and hitting the striker with a plastic-faced hammer.
(h) Tighten the striker mounting screws after the adjustment.
(i) Connect the battery negative (-) cable.
(j) Inspect the SRS warning light (Diagnosis System).