Section 926 (Front Door): Adjustment

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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 (See AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEMS ). Then initialize both systems (See INITIALIZATION ).
Use the same procedure 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.

Fig 1: Identifying Centering Bolts & Standard Bolts
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INSPECT FRONT DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSY LH

Check that the clearance is within the standard range.

Fig 2: Inspecting Front Door Panel Sub-Assy LH

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Standard:

CLEARANCE SPECIFICATION

Area	Measurement	Area	Measurement
A	4.5 +/- 1.5 mm (0.177 +/- 0.059 in.)	D	0.0 +/- 1.5 mm (0.000 +/- 0.059 in.)
B	0.0 +/- 1.5 mm (0.000 +/- 0.059 in.)	E	5.0 +/- 1.5 mm (0.197 +/- 0.059 in.)
C	4.5 +/- 1.5 mm (0.177 +/- 0.059 in.)	-	-

ADJUST FRONT DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSY LH
1. Disconnect the negative (-) terminal cable from the battery.
  CAUTION: Work must be started 90 seconds after the ignition switch is turned is the "LOCK" position and the negative (-) terminal cable to disconnected from the battery. (The SRS is equipped with a back-up power source so that if work is started within 90 seconds from disconnecting the negative (-) terminal cable of the battery, the SRS may be deploy.)
2. Using SST, adjust the door horizontally and vertically by loosening the body side hinge bolts.
  SST 09812-00010, 09812-00020
3. Tighten the body side hinge bolts after the adjustment.
  Torque: 26 N.m (265 kgf.cm, 19 ft.lbf)
  
  Fig 3: Adjusting & Tightening Body Side Hinge Bolts
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4. Horizontally and vertically adjust the door by loosening the door side hinge bolts.
5. Tighten the door side hinge bolts after the adjustment.
  Torque: 26 N.m (265 kgf.cm, 19 ft.lbf)
  
  Fig 4: Adjusting & Tightening Door By Loosening Door Side Hinge Bolts
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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 N.m (235 kgf.cm, 17 ft.lbf)
  
  Fig 5: Adjusting & Tightening Striker Mounting Screws
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8. Connect the negative (-) terminal cable from the battery.
9. Initialize systems (See INITIALIZATION ).
10. Check the SRS warning lamp (See AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEMS ).