Rear Door: Adjustments

DOOR ALIGNMENT

Front and rear door
1. Depower the supplemental restraint system (SRS).
2. Remove the door latch striker plate.







Front door in and out, up and down adjustment

3. NOTE:
- The bolts securing the 2 hinge halves together are not to be removed or serviced. Remove the hinge-to-door or hinge-to-body bolts when removing or adjusting the front or rear doors.
- Driver side shown, passenger side similar.

Loosen, but do not remove, the front door hinge-to-front door fasteners enough to allow door adjustment.







Front door fore, aft and tilt adjustment

NOTE: Driver side shown, passenger side similar.

4. Loosen, but do not remove, the upper front door hinge-to-body fasteners enough to allow door adjustment.







5. If adjusting the driver side, remove the hood release lever.
1. Remove the screw.
2. Position the hood release lever.







6. Remove the front door scuff plate.







7. Partially remove the front door weatherstrip.
8. Remove the lower cowl trim panel.
1. Remove the pin-type retainer.
2. Remove the lower cowl trim panel.







9. If adjusting the driver side, remove the hood release mechanism.
1. Remove the screw.
2. Position the hood release mechanism.







10. Disconnect the ground wires.







11. Position the weather shield and loosen, but do not remove, the front door lower hinge nut.







12. Loosen, but do not remove, the lower front door hinge-to-body fasteners enough to allow door adjustment.







Rear door fore, aft and tilt adjustment
13. Remove the front door scuff plate.







14. Remove the rear door scuff plate.







15. Remove the lower B-pillar trim panel.
16. Remove the front safety belt retractor.
- Remove the front safety belt retractor bolt.
- To install, tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).

- Remove the safety belt retractor and position aside.

17. Loosen, but do not remove, the rear door hinge-to-body fasteners enough to allow door adjustment.







Rear door in and out, up and down adjustment
18. Loosen, but do not remove, the rear door hinge-to-rear door fasteners enough to allow door adjustment.







Front and rear door
19. Adjust the door.
20. Tighten the door fasteners.
- Tighten the front door hinge-to-front door fasteners to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).
- Tighten the front door hinge-to-body fasteners to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).
- Tighten the front door lower hinge nut to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).
- Tighten the rear door hinge-to-rear door fasteners to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).
- Tighten the rear door hinge-to-body fasteners to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).

21. Reassemble the system.
22. Install and adjust the door striker as necessary.
- Tighten the door latch striker plate screws to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).

23. Repower the SRS.