Door Height & Tilt IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. When…

Door Height & Tilt
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When a door is VERY out-of-alignment, the quickest way to get it back is to remove the fender & strike bolt, loosen all 10 hinge bolts, and use a thin board to hold the door parallel to the rocker while holding it against the cab opening & gasket, and lifting/lowering the board to adjust the door's height. The door's back edge should be 1/16~1/8" from the body, and its top about the same from the drip rail. When it settles into the opening, push the lower hinge HARD rearward against the door while tightening its bolts; then push the upper hinge HARD forward and up while tightening its bolts. That preloads the hinges the way the door will without the board. Ideally, the door should not drop or tilt when the board is removed. Then the position can be finely adjusted so the body line under the door handle PERFECTLY aligns with the cab body line, before re-installing the strike bolt and adjusting it to hold the door flush with the cab.

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