Front Door: Adjustment

HINT:

• Before adjusting the door position for vehicles equipped with side airbags, be sure to disconnect the negative (-) terminal cable from the battery. After adjustment, inspect the SRS warning lamp, the side airbag system for normal operation (See DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM ).
• Use the same procedures for the RH side and LH side.
• The procedures listed below are for the LH side.
• 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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1. INSPECT FRONT DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSY LH 
   1. Check that the clearance measurements of areas A to F are within the standard range.

      Standard: 

      FRONT DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSY LH STANDARD CLEARANCE RANGES
      
      

      Area	Measurement
      A	5.2 +/- 1.5 mm (0.205 +/- 0.059 in.)
      B	4.5 +/- 1.5 mm (0.177 +/- 0.059 in.)
      C	4.6 +/- 1.5 mm (0.181 +/- 0.059 in.)
      D	5.4 +/- 1.5 mm (0.213 +/- 0.059 in.)
      E	6.1 +/- 1.5 mm (0.240 +/- 0.059 in.)
      F	6.4 +/- 1.5 mm (0.252 +/- 0.059 in.)

   Fig 2: Locating Front Door Panel Sub-Assy LH Areas To Measure Clearance
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2. ADJUST FRONT DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSY LH 
   1. Turn the ignition switch OFF.
   2. Disconnected the negative (-) terminal cable from the battery.
      CAUTION: Work must be started at least 90 seconds after the ignition switch is turned OFF and the negative (-) terminal cable is disconnected from the battery. (The SRS is equipped with a back-up power source. If work is started within 90 seconds of disconnecting the negative (-) terminal battery and the ignition switch is turned OFF, the SRS may deploy.)
   3. Using SST, loosen the body's hinge bolts and adjust the door's position

      SST 09812-00010, 09812-00020

      Fig 3: Loosening Body's Hinge Bolts And Adjusting Door's Position

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   4. Tighten the door side hinge bolts after the adjustment.

      Torque: 26 N.m (265 kgf.cm, 19 ft.lbf) 

   5. Loosen the door's hinge bolts and adjust the door's position
      Fig 4: Loosening Door's Hinge Bolts And Adjusting Door's Position

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   6. Tighten the body side hinge bolts after the adjustment.

      Torque: 26 N.m (265 kgf.cm, 19 ft.lbf) 

   7. Adjust the striker position by slightly loosening the striker mounting screws and hitting the striker with a plastic-faced hammer.
      Fig 5: Adjusting Striker Position

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   8. Tighten the striker mounting screws after the adjustment.

      Torque: 23 N.m (235 kgf.cm, 17 ft.lbf) 

   9. Connect the negative (-) terminal cable to the battery.
   10. Inspect the SRS warning lamp (See DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM ).