Rear Door: Adjustments

WM 585115 Adjusting rear 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 rear door





Gap dimensions of rear door





Gap dimension from front door trim strip to rear door trim strip









Gap dimensions of rear door





Gap dimension from rear door frame to B-pillar trim panel









Gap dimensions of rear door





Door window to trim strip and outer side section









Gap dimensions of rear door





Door to outer side section









Gap dimensions of rear door





Door cover to outer door panel









Gap dimensions of rear door





Front door to rear door






Adjusting rear 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. The fastening screws must be replaced individually one after the other.
-> For this reason, these screws must only be tightened by hand (max. 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.)) until the doors are adjusted correctly.

1. Front door.
1.1. Unscrew fastening screws -1- , -2 and 3- and replace them. The new screws must provisionally be tightened by hand only (max. 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.)).









1.2. Hold a flat object (e.g. a credit card) at the B-pillar and measure the dimension -Q-.





B-pillar gap dimension

1.3. Set the contour with respect to the front door and rear side section by moving the door-side hinge halves on the door -4- and -5- vertically and horizontally. => Gap dimensions of rear door









1.4. Tighten fastening screws -1- , -2 and 3- to the specified tightening torque.

=> Initial tightening: 20 Nm (15 ftlb.)+/-3 Nm (+/-2 ftlb.) => Final tightening: 90°









2. Adjust door near the lock.
2.1. Loosen the fastening screws -6-. Set the contour with respect to the rear side section by moving the door lock striker -7- both vertically and horizontally. => Test and adjustment values
2.2. Tighten fastening screws -6- to the specified tightening torque.

=> Tightening torque: 20 Nm (15 ftlb.)+/-2 Nm (+/-1.5 ftlb.)





3. Adjustment without built-in door sub-frame.
3.1. 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 side section by the dimension -a- => Test and adjustment value: 2 mm. The door is lowered by approximately 2 mm when the door sub-frame is installed.