Front Door: Adjustments

ENGINE HOOD / DOOR: FRONT DOOR: ADJUSTMENT

ADJUSTMENT

HINT:
- 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, the side airbag system and the curtain shield airbag system for normal operation Diagnosis System. Then initialize both systems Repair Instruction - 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 for standard bolts (w/ washers) when making adjustments.
- A bolt without a torque specification is shown in the standard bolt chart Standard Bolt - How To Determine Nut Strength.

1. INSPECT FRONT DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
(a) Check that the clearance measurements of areas A to D are within the standard range.





Standard:





2. ADJUST FRONT DOOR PANEL SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
(a) Disconnect the negative (-) terminal cable from the battery.

CAUTION: Work must be started at least 90 seconds after the ignition switch is turned to the LOCK position and the negative (-) terminal cable is disconnected from the battery. (The SRS is equipped with a back-up power source. If work is started within 90 seconds after disconnecting the negative (-) terminal battery and turning the ignition switch to the LOCK position, the SRS might be deployed.)





(b) Using SST, adjust the door horizontally and vertically by loosening the body side's hinge bolts.
SST: 09812-00010
(c) Tighten the body side's hinge bolts after the adjustment.
Torque: 26 Nm (265 kgf-cm, 19 ft-lbf)
(d) Horizontally and vertically adjust the door by loosening the door side's hinge bolts.
(e) Tighten the door side's hinge bolts after the adjustment.
Torque: 26 Nm (265 kgf-cm, 19 ft-lbf)





(f) Adjust the striker position by slightly loosening the striker mounting screws and hitting the striker with a plastic hammer.
(g) Tighten the striker mounting screws after the adjustment.
Torque: 23 Nm (235 kgf-cm, 17 ft-lbf)
(h) Connect the negative (-) terminal cable from the battery.
(i) Initialize systems Repair Instruction - Initialization.
(j) Check the SRS warning light Diagnosis System.