Rear Door: Adjustments

Door Alignment - Rear

NOTE: Driver side shown, passenger side similar.

All alignments

1. Remove the door latch striker plate.





Rear door in and out, up and down alignment

2. Loosen, but do not remove, the rear door hinge-to-rear door fasteners enough to allow door alignment.





Front door fore, aft and tilt alignment

3. Loosen, but do not remove, the upper rear door hinge-to-body fasteners enough to allow door alignment.





4. Remove the front door scuff plate.





5. Remove the rear door scuff plate.





6. Position aside the lower B-pillar trim panel.

7. Loosen the rear door hinge-to-body bolts inside at the inside B-pillar.





8. Loosen, but do not remove, the lower rear door hinge-to-body fasteners enough to allow door alignment.





All alignments

9. Adjust the door.

10. Tighten the door fasteners.
- Tighten the rear door hinge-to-rear door fasteners to 24 Nm (18 lb-ft).

- Tighten the rear door hinge-to-body fasteners to 24 Nm (18 lb-ft).

11. Install and adjust the door striker as necessary.
- Tighten the door latch striker plate bolts to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).

- To install, reverse the removal procedure.