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Title: Door Adjustment
Post by: Neil Horn on 06 December 2003, 09:43

The common prolem of door bottoms starting to rub on the slls.  How easy is it to replace hige pins/adjust doors.  I am afraid f wrecking more than I fix.  Haynes comic jst says " Put em back on, adjust them and Roberst's your mothers Bruvver".  Any better advice/books/websites? >:(

Title: Re:Door Adjustment
Post by: Neil Horn on 06 December 2003, 09:45

Wow, I've just read my post, how many letas did I mis, tok abut spilling arrars!

Title: Re:Door Adjustment
Post by: dan on 06 December 2003, 15:55

 :)
Quality!

I have the same problem too on my Cabby nearside door, and you are right about the Waynes (Sorry Haynes) book, useless.

Title: Re:Door Adjustment
Post by: Gambit on 10 December 2003, 15:52

put a wheel stud in the bottom bracket of the door and gently close it, this will lift the door upward by resetting the sag in the bracket

dont close it too hard or it will over correct it

if you over correct it then still the wheel stud in the top hinge and this will lower.

just take it slowly bit by bit, checking after each squeeze!

Title: Re:Door Adjustment
Post by: richandhazel on 10 December 2003, 16:37

Do you know.........I knew there was a fix for this but I couldn't remember what it was, must be getting old. Well done Gambit.

Title: Re:Door Adjustment
Post by: Neil Horn on 10 December 2003, 20:57

That's tomorrows job sorted.  I'll let you know how it goes.
Cheers.

Title: Re:Door Adjustment
Post by: Neil Horn on 10 December 2003, 21:15

Gambit,
You da man!!!  Why wait 'til tomorrow, that took about 5mins.  Had an M10 bolt in the garage, found that worked a treat.  Door opens and shuts as smooth as silk now.
 ;D

Title: Re:Door Adjustment
Post by: miguel on 11 December 2003, 09:59

Quote from: Gambit on 10 December 2003, 15:52

put a wheel stud in the bottom bracket of the door and gently close it, this will lift the door upward by resetting the sag in the bracket

sorry i'm lost! where in the bracket? which bracket? can you post a picture of said bolt in said bracket?? ??? ??? ???

Title: Re:Door Adjustment
Post by: Gambit on 11 December 2003, 10:25

no pics sorry.

open your door wide, you will see two brackets/hinges holding the door onto the body

put(hold) the wheel stud in bottom bracket so that when you close the door over the wheel stud is trapped in the bracket, and gently tug the door. open the door remove the wheel stud then test to see how much it has lifted

repeat until u get it perfect

like this

/*\

/\ = door hinge
* = wheel stud

Title: Re: Door Adjustment
Post by: troublesome51 on 22 November 2005, 14:16

i know this is ages after its been posted, but i need o do this fix on my drivers door as its dropped slightly.

Can someone give me a bit more detail i dont understand whre to put the wheel stud (oh and what is a wheel stud)

cheers guys

Just realised MK1 ive got an MK4, is it the same??

Title: Re: Door Adjustment
Post by: Seth on 29 January 2006, 07:23

top tip I,ll go have a bash at that soon as it gets light

Title: Re: Door Adjustment
Post by: russ-vdub on 05 March 2009, 17:56

Just tried this and deffo works a treat. Just have some comman sense and you'll get it right.

i was lucky to have a scrap car to try it on first and i can assure you it works both ways, but its all relevent to how much you squeeze the said bolt ;)

Title: Re: Door Adjustment
Post by: westfield on 08 March 2009, 13:17

Just done this oh my god it works a treat  :cool:

Title: Re: Door Adjustment
Post by: russ-vdub on 08 March 2009, 15:32

Awesome ey, I thought it was guna be a right b!tch to sort, i stand fully corrected :afro:

Title: Re: Door Adjustment
Post by: wayders on 09 March 2009, 08:55

Does this work on Mk1 tintops?

Title: Re: Door Adjustment
Post by: wayders on 09 March 2009, 19:13

Found out for myself lol! Works a treat, top tip dude!  :shocked: :shocked:

Title: Re: Door Adjustment
Post by: westfield on 09 March 2009, 19:28

This has to be MK1 tip of the Century  :grin: