Front Door: Service and Repair

Front Door

Service Repair No - 76.28.01

Remove
1. Disconnect battery negative lead.
2. Detach the door seal at the lower section of the 'A' post.
3. Carefully remove the two retaining buttons from the trim panel on the side of the footwell and ease out the panel.
4. Disconnect the three multi-plugs connecting the door harness and speaker leads.
5. Detach the convoluted grommet from the 'A' post and withdraw the door harness and speaker leads.
6. Set the door in the open position without engaging the check stay; then remove the roll pin securing the check stay at the 'A' post.


WARNING: Instruction 7 MUST BE carried out with assistance.


7. Remove the door hinge 'C' clips from the hinge posts and with assistance carefully lift the door from the vehicle.

Refit
8. Refit the door and secure the hinge posts with the 'C' clips.
9. Locate the check stay to the bracket on the 'A' post and secure with a new roll pin.







10. Feed the door harness and speaker leads through the aperture in the 'A' post, fully open the door and reconnect the multi-plugs in the footwell, take up the slack and refit the convoluted grommet to the 'A' post.
11. Refit the footwell side panel.
12. Check the location of the door and the operation of the door lock. If necessary, adjust the door and striker.
13. The door can be adjusted up and down or in and out of the opening by loosening the six screws securing the hinges to the door, and by the addition or removal of shims between the hinge and door.







14. The door lock striker can be adjusted by loosening the striker and moving it in the appropriate direction or by adding and removing spacing washers between the striker and 'B' post.