How to adjust front door?

[h2odrx]

OK the wind blew my door open and it is now out of whack? the gap between the rear doors is almost and inch? and between the fender is no room? The easy way is to take the fender off and adjust the door? or is there another way? I'll have pictures in the morning...

 

[1dieselman]

If it's that far out of whack something got bent big time. Better check where the hinge bolts to the door, that is what I usually see get damaged.

 

[h2odrx]

Well it looks like they have been replaced? it almost looks like the front is bent some? Where the hinge meets the body? here are the pictures....

 

[1dieselman]

The rear part of the hinge is pulled away from the body. Can you get a pry bar it there somehow to pull it back in?

 

[h2odrx]

So just pry to the cab, that will pull door back?

 

[Knuckledragger]

Where the hinges attach to the body is probably bent, according to your description. If you can somehow bend that back, you should be OK. That being said, it is a very ticklish proposition, because if you pry on the hinges to get it flat or straight, you will probably pull the entire surface out from the truck, and the front (hinge side) gap will protrude from the fender. Best bet is to take the entire door off and make sure the attachment surface goes back where it belongs. You may have to make a special tool to bolt onto the surface and pry or pound on it.

 

[1dieselman]

Since it looks like both hinges have done the same thing I think that I would pull the fender and use a BFH with a block of wood to drive it back in. It would be easier to do any finale adjustments that way also

 

[h2odrx]

Where the hinges attach to the body is probably bent, according to your description. If you can somehow bend that back, you should be OK. That being said, it is a very ticklish proposition, because if you pry on the hinges to get it flat or straight, you will probably pull the entire surface out from the truck, and the front (hinge side) gap will protrude from the fender. Best bet is to take the entire door off and make sure the attachment surface goes back where it belongs. You may have to make a special tool to bolt onto the surface and pry or pound on it.

I was worried about that...

Since it looks like both hinges have done the same thing I think that I would pull the fender and use a BFH with a block of wood to drive it back in. It would be easier to do any finale adjustments that way also

Thanks, that is the way I'll go, should I loosen the bolts while applying the BFH? This should be fun? I've adjusted doors before but not like this.....

 

[1dieselman]

No I would leave all the bolts tight so it doesn't bounce around. It might go back into place without ever loosening the bolts. When you pull the fender watch out for any shims, tape each set together and label. Oh, and I would do the BFH adjusting with the door closed.