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AR72.20-D-1032-07A Adjust Closing System on Rear-End Door



AR72.20-D-1032-07A Adjust Closing System On Rear-end Door


















Adjust left rear-end door

1. Loosen bolts and door locks at top and bottom and locking eyes with guide punch at top and bottom.

Adjust bottom door lock

2. Align guide pin in center in relation to guide and fasten in outermost position
3. Close rear door.
4. Tighten bolts on bottom door lock (1).
5. Loosen bolts (2) on locking eye with guide pin and adjust door flush.
Have second person check door flushness with roof panel.

6. Tighten locking eye with guide pin.










Adjust upper door lock

7. Align guide pin in center in relation to guide and fasten in outermost position
8. Close rear door.
9. Tighten bolts on upper door lock (3).
10. Loosen locking eye with guide pin (4) and adjust door flush in relation to roof
Adjust door to roof panel recessed 1 - 2 mm at height of lock.

11. Tighten locking eye with guide pin.







Adjust right rear-end door

12. Loosen bolts on upper door lock and upper/center locking eyes as well as guide punch.

Adjust center door lock

13. Loosen bolts (5) on center door lock locking eye
14. Align center door lock locking eye in center and fasten.
15. Close doors.
16. Adjust locking eye until right rear-end door is flush with left rear-end door
Locking eye must engage in center of lock. Do not lift or pull down door.

17. Tighten locking eye.










Adjust guide punch

18. Mark guide pin at dimension A.
19. Close rear door.
20. Adjust marking on guide pin flush with end of guide and tighten guide pin (6).

A = 14 mm (tension)










Adjust upper door lock

21. Align guide pin in center in relation to guide and fasten in outermost position
22. Close rear door.
23. Tighten bolts on upper door lock (8).
24. Loosen locking eye with guide pin and adjust door flush
Have second person check alignment of doors with one another and door to roof panel (1 - 2 mm recessed).

25. Tighten locking eye with guide pin (9).







Adjust door lock normalization

26. Open left rear-end door
27. Close door lock at top and bottom
28. Loosen bolts on rear-end door inner lock (10)
29. Slowly actuate door opener (12) until bottom door lock opens.
30. Hold door opener in this position.
31. Turn adjusting screw (11) until upper bolt releases.
32. Tighten rear-end door inner lock.