Back Door: Adjustment

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 SPECIFIED TORQUE FOR STANDARD BOLTS ).

Fig 1: Identifying Centering And Standard Bolts
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INSPECT BACK DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSY

Check that the clearance measurements of areas A to F are within the standard range.

Fig 2: Locating Back Door Panel Sub-Assy Areas To Measure Clearance

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Standard:

BACK DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSY STANDARD CLEARANCES

Area	Measurement
A	7.5 +/- 1.5 mm (0.300 +/- 0.059 in.)
B	1.0 +/- 1.5 mm (0.040 +/- 0.059 in.)
C	5.5 +/- 1.5 mm (0.228 +/- 0.059 in.)
D	2.7 +/- 1.5 mm (0.106 +/- 0.059 in.)
E	6.0 +/- 1.5 mm (0.236 +/- 0.059 in.)
F	7.2 +/- 1.5 mm (0.283 +/- 0.059 in.)

ADJUST BACK DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSY
1. Remove the roof headlining (See REPLACEMENT ).
2. As shown in Fig 3, horizontally and vertically adjust the door by loosening the body side hinge nuts.
3. Tighten the body side hinge nuts after the adjustment.
  Torque: 26 N.m (265 kgf.cm, 19 ft.lbf)
  
  Fig 3: Adjusting Door Horizontally And Vertically By Loosening Body Side Hinge Nuts
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4. Horizontally and vertically adjust the door by loosening the door side hinge bolts.
  
  Fig 4: Adjusting Door Horizontally And Vertically By Loosening Door Side Hinge Bolts
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5. Tighten the door side hinge bolts after the adjustment.
  Torque: 26 N.m (265 kgf.cm, 19 ft.lbf)
6. Remove the deck trim cover rear (See REPLACEMENT ).
7. Adjust the striker position by slightly loosening the striker mounting screws and hitting the striker with a plastic-faced hammer.
8. Tighten the striker mounting screws after the adjustment.
  Torque: 11.5 N.m (120 kgf.cm, 8 ft.lbf)
  
  Fig 5: Adjusting Striker Position
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