Rear Door: Adjustments

Door Alignment - Rear





All alignments

1. Remove the door latch striker plate.

Rear door in and out, up and down alignment

2. Loosen, but do not remove, the rear door hinge-to-door fasteners enough to allow door alignment.

Front door fore, aft and tilt alignment

3. Loosen, but do not remove, the rear door hinge-to-body fasteners enough to allow door alignment.

All alignments

4. Adjust the door. For additional information on body margins, refer to Body and Frame.

5. Tighten the door fasteners.
- Tighten the rear door hinge-to-door fasteners to 24Nm (18 lb-ft).

- Tighten the rear door hinge-to-body fasteners 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).


6. Install and adjust the door striker as necessary. For additional information, refer to Striker Adjustment Striker Adjustment.
- Lubricate the door latch using the specified lubricant.