Front Door: Adjustments

ENGINE HOOD / DOOR: FRONT DOOR: ADJUSTMENT

ADJUSTMENT

HINT:
- Before adjusting the door position for vehicles equipped with side airbags and curtain shield airbags, be sure to disconnect the battery. After adjustment, inspect the SRS warning lamp, the side airbag system and the curtain shield airbag system for normal operation. Then initialize both systems.
- Use the same procedure for the RH side and LH side.
- The procedures listed below are for the LH side.

1. INSPECT FRONT DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
(a) Check that the clearance is within the standard value.





Standard clearance:





2. ADJUST FRONT DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
(a) Adjust the front door panel position.





HINT:
- Centering bolts are used to mount the door hinge to the vehicle body and door. The door cannot be adjusted with the centering bolts on. Substitute the centering bolts with standard bolts (w/ washers) when making adjustments.
- A bolt without a torque specification is shown in the standard bolt chart Removal.




(1) Put protective tape on the door panel and fender, as shown in the illustration.




(2) Open the door, and remove the 5 clips.

NOTE: If the clips are damaged, replace them with new ones.

(3) Remove the gap between the front fender side panel protector LH from the gap between the fender and door.

HINT: If the clips are damaged, replace them with new ones.




(4) Using SST, horizontally and vertically adjust the door by loosening the body side hinge bolts.
SST: 09812-00010
SST: 09812-00020
(5) Tighten the body side hinge bolts after the adjustment.
Torque: 26 Nm (265 kgf-cm, 19 ft-lbf)




(6) Adjust the door by loosening the door side hinge bolts forward/ rearward and vertically.
(7) Tighten the door side hinge bolts after the adjustment.
Torque: 26 Nm (265 kgf-cm, 19 ft-lbf)
(8) Install the front fender side panel protector LH with the 5 clips.




(9) Adjust the striker position by slightly loosening the striker mounting screws and hitting the striker with a plastic-faced hammer.
(10) Tighten the striker mounting screws after the adjustment.
Torque: 23 Nm (235 kgf-cm, 17 ft-lbf)
(11) Connect the negative (-) terminal cable from the battery.
(12) Initialize both systems.
(13) Check the SRS warning lamp.