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 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 with standard bolts (w/ washers) when making adjustments.





1. ADJUST FRONT DOOR SUB-ASSEMBLY
(a) Disconnect the negative (-) terminal cable from the battery.
CAUTION: Work must be started at least 90 seconds after the power switch is turned OFF 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 of disconnecting the negative (-) terminal battery and turning the power switch OFF)





(b) Using SST, loosen the body side's hinge bolts and adjust the door's position.
SST: 09812-00010
SST: 09812-00020
(c) Tighten the body side's hinge bolts after the adjustment.
Torque: 26 Nm (265 kgf-cm, 19 ft-lbf)





(d) Loosen the door side's hinge bolts and adjust the door's position.
(e) Tighten the door side's hinge bolts after the adjustment.
Torque: 26 Nm (265 kgf-cm, 19 ft-lbf)





(f) Using a T40 "torx" wrench, adjust the striker position by slightly loosening the striker mounting screws and hitting the striker with a plastic-faced 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 to the battery.
(i) Check which systems need to be initialized and perform initialization Repair Instruction - Initialization.
(j) Check the SRS warning light Diagnosis System.