Front Door: Adjustments
ADJUSTMENTHINT:
- Before adjusting the door position for vehicles equipped with side airbags and curtain shield airbags, be sure to disconnect the negative (-) terminal cable from the battery. After adjustment, inspect the SRS warning light, side airbag system and curtain shield airbag system for normal operation. Then initialize both airbag systems.
- 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.
- A bolt without a torque specification is shown in the standard bolt chart.
1. ADJUST FRONT DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
(a) Using SST, loosen the body's hinge bolts and adjust the door's position.
SST 09812-00010, 09812-00020
(b) Tighten the body side hinge bolts after the adjustment.
Torque: 26 Nm (265 kgf-cm, 19 ft.-lbf)
(c) Loosen the door's hinge bolts and adjust the door's position.
(d) Tighten the door side hinge bolts after the adjustment.
Torque: 26 Nm (265 kgf-cm, 19 ft.-lbf)
(e) Adjust the striker position by slightly loosening the striker mounting screws and hitting the striker with a plastic-faced hammer.
(f) Tighten the striker mounting screws after the adjustment.
Torque: 23 Nm (235 kgf-cm, 17 ft.-lbf)