Power Back Door: Adjustment

HINT:

• Use the same procedures on the RH side as on the LH side.
• Since a centering bolt is used as a door hinge mounting bolt on the body side and the door side, the door can not be adjusted with them on. Substitute a bolt with a washer for the centering bolt.
  Fig 1: Identifying Standard Bolt & Centering Bolt

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1. INSPECT BACK DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSY 
   1. Check that the clearance is within the standard range.
      Fig 2: Checking Back Door Panel Clearance Sub-Assy

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   Standard range: 

   CLEARANCE STANDARD RANGE
   
   

   A	6.5 +/- 2.0 mm (0.256 +/- 0.078 in.)
   B	8.1 +/- 2.0 mm (0.319 +/- 0.078 in.)
   C	1.0 +/- 2.0 mm (0.394 +/- 0.078 in.)
   D	5.5 +/- 1.5 mm (0.217 +/- 0.059 in.)
   E	0 +/- 1.5 mm (0 +/- 0.059 in.)

2. ADJUST BACK DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSY 
   1. Remove roof headlining (See ROOF HEADLINING ASSY ).
   2. Adjust the door horizontally and forward/rearward by loosening the body side hinge nuts.
   3. Tighten the body side hinge nuts after the adjustment.

      Torque: 11.5 N.m (117 kgf.cm, 8 ft.lbf) 

      Fig 3: Adjusting The Door Horizontally And Forward/Rearward

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   4. Horizontally and vertically adjust the back door by loosening the back door side hinge bolts.
   5. Tighten the back door side hinge bolts after the adjustment.

      Torque: 8.0 N.m (82 kgf.cm, 71 in.lbf) 

      Fig 4: Adjusting The Door Horizontally And Vertically

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   6. Adjust the striker position by slightly loosening the striker mounting screws and hitting the striker with a plastic-faced hammer.
   7. Tighten the striker mounting screws after the adjustment.

   Torque: 23.0 N.m (235 kgf.cm, 17 ft.lbf) 

   Fig 5: Adjusting Striker Position

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