TROUBLESHOOTING
Condition
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Door latch and striker pin don
’
t line up vertically.
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Door latch and striker pin don
’
t line up horizontally.
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Top of door is not aligned to roof.
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Door seal not aligned with B
-
Pillar.
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Door seal interfering with angled section of B
-
pillar.
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Door latch is unable to be double
-
latched. (2 clicks have
not been heard)
Possible Solution
•
Loosen striker pin and move up or down.
•
Use (2)
3/4”
wrenches to adjust striker pin.
•
Remove plastic covers on interior door latch. Loosen (3)
1/4
-
20 hex flange screws between latch and door.
•
Move interior door latch forward or backward. Retighten.
•
Loosen door hinges and lower hinge mount, if necessary.
•
With the door unlatched, lift up (or lower down) on the door
handle until the door is aligned with the roof.
•
Have an assistant sit inside the vehicle and determine the
new height required for the striker pin.
•
Have the assistant adjust the height of the striker pin.
•
Re
-
latch the door and tighten all fasteners.
•
Loosen hinges on door. Slide door forward on hinges and
latch door. Check alignment with roof and B
-
Pillar. Adjust
striker, if necessary. Retighten hinges.
•
Check to make sure acorn nut on outer handle plunger is
adjusted properly .
•
There should be a slight clearance between nut and latch to
prevent door from opening unexpectedly.
Condition
•
Door upper latch and striker pin don
’
t line up vertically.
•
Door latch and striker pin don
’
t line up horizontally.
•
Door lower latch and striker pin don
’
t line up vertically.
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Door latch is contacting fender panel.
•
Door latches do not contact strikers simultaneously.
Note: This is important to ensure proper latching of the doors.
REAR DOOR TROUBLESHOOTING
Possible Solution
•
Loosen door hinges, shift and rotate the door within the
slots of the door hinges until the upper latch is approx.
centered on the pin.
•
Adjust the striker pins forward or back to align to the latches
on the doors.
•
Loosen the M10 nut at the seat belt retractor and shift the
fender panel up or down until the lower latch is approx.
centered on the pin.
•
If necessary, loosen the bolts for the rear side headers and
shift the rear headers up, if more adjustment is needed.
•
Loosen the M10 nut at the seat belt retractor and shift the
fender panel down in the slot.
•
If not enough adjustment is available in the slot, loosen the
fasteners in the B
-
Pillar and adjust the top of the B
-
Pillar
forward and the bottom of the B
-
Pillar rearward.
NOTE: it is easier to adjust if the door is removed.
•
Loosen the
5/16”
nuts at the rear of the fender panel and
shift the fender panel in or out.
•
Slowly move the door into position such that the upper latch
pawl just touches the striker.
•
Move the fender panel out until the striker just touches the
lower latch pawl.
•
Retighten.
FRONT DOOR TROUBLESHOOTING
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