Front Door: Adjustments
WM 575115 Adjusting front door
Tools
Technical values
Technical values
Information
- Set gap dimensions on the lids, doors and covers, or accessories in accordance with the gap specifications.
- Given a clearance in the openings that is too great or too small, the movable body parts or the accessories must be centred accordingly.
- Ensure that the gaps do not run in a wedge-shaped fashion or do not narrow at local points.
- You can use star gauges for body gap dimensions NR.127-1 for this.
- The given values are guidelines which should be observed as far as possible.
- The guidelines apply to repair and assembly work.
Gap dimensions of front door
Gap dimensions of front door
Mirror surround to roof trim strip
Gap dimensions of front door
Door window to trim strip and outer side section
Gap dimensions of front door
Door cover to outer door panel
Gap dimensions of front door
Front door to front wing
Gap dimensions of front door
Front door to rear door
Gap dimensions of front door
Gap dimension from front door trim strip to rear door trim strip
Gap dimensions of front door
Gap dimension from front door frame to B-pillar trim panel
Adjusting front door
WARNING
Expansion screws are used to fasten the hinge mountings.
-> To correctly adjust the front door in the B-pillar area, the hinge screw connections on the door must be loosened.
-> The fastening screws of the hinge mounting are expansion screws and must always be replaced after loosening.
-> For this reason, these screws must only be tightened by hand (max. 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.)) until the doors are adjusted correctly.
Information
If the door is fitted without a sub-frame, the rear edge of the outer door panel must be installed higher with respect to the rear door by the dimension -P- (approx. 2 mm). The door is lowered by approximately 2 mm when the door sub-frame is installed.
Gap dimension from front door trim strip to rear door trim strip
1. Adjusting front door
1.1. Remove door lock striker.
Unscrew fastening screws -6- and take off door lock striker.
Removing door lock striker
1.2. Unscrew fastening screws -1- , -2- and -3- and replace them. The new screws must initially be tightened by hand only (max. 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.)).
1.3. Set the contour with respect to the wing by moving the door both vertically and horizontally at the door-side hinge halves -4- , -5-.
Replacing fastening screws
Replacing fastening screw
2. Adjusting rear door
2.1. Install door lock striker and screw in fastening screws -6- hand-tight.
Installing door lock striker
2.2. Set the contour with respect to the rear door by moving the door lock striker -7- both vertically and horizontally.
Moving the door lock striker
3. Check gap dimension to B-pillar.
3.1. Hold a flat object (e.g. a credit card) at the B-pillar and measure the dimension -R-.
B-pillar gap dimension
Gap dimension 0.8 mm +/-0.5 mm
4. Check all gap dimensions and adjust the door again if necessary. Then tighten all fastening screws to the specified tightening torque.
4.1. Tighten fastening screws -1- , -2- and -3- to the specified tightening torque => Tightening torque: 20 Nm (15 ftlb.)+/-3 Nm (+/-2.0 ftlb.)
Tightening fastening screws to specified tightening torque
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4.2. Re-tighten fastening screws -1- , -2- and -3- to the specified torque angle => Torque angle: 90°
Tightening fastening screw to specified torque angle
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4.3. Tighten fastening screws -6- to the specified tightening torque.
=> Tightening torque: 20 Nm (15 ftlb.)+/-2 Nm (+/-1.5 ftlb.)