[DeTomaso] Door Alignment

[Rob Dumoulin]

Michael has consistently show his disdain for arming certain factions of the
genus Hominidae.

On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 1:27 PM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:

> The primary wear items on any car door are the door hinges, which
> consists of the base plate, the door arm, the bronze or brass bushing
> and the door pin
>
> The other wear items are the striker plate on the door post and the
> catch inside the door.
>
> The mounting bolts do not wear, the holes do not wear ( unless they are
> loose )
>
> IMHO opinion, ya'll are going about this like apes with a ball peen hammer.
>
> I have replaced and "fixed" 1/2 dozen MotorHome and trailer doors and
> another dozen car doors
> by replacing the most worn items only.
>
> the door hinge bushings and the pin itself and some minor alignment after
> that.
>
> 1/64 or smaller amount of bushing and pin wear can equal over a 1/2 of
> sag on a long door.
>
> Do yourselves a favor and inspect the pins and bushings inside the
> door hinges first.
>
> If worn, remove the door, knock out the old bushings, press in some new
> ones
> and use a new set of door pins.
>
> THEN adjust it.
>
> Jacking up the door is a fancy way of sayong "bending the S^%$" out of it"
>
> my 2 cents.
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Jim Gray <grayjim at att.net> wrote:
> > Years ago Jim Kucera (?) had posted a how-to on door alignment on the old
> Orange
> > County Club site.  Does anyone know if that info has been preserved on
> some
> > site?
> >
> > Jim Gray
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>
> > To: Freddie Pat <9freddiepat9 at earthlink.net>
> > Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Sent: Mon, August 22, 2011 7:10:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Door Alignment
> >
> > Try using a hydraulic jack to maintain the correct height as you tighten
> it
> > the screws. Make sure you use a block of wood on the door bottom and have
> > the screws loose (to the door, not you) prior to jacking it.  As
> suggested,
> > go a bit higher than you anticipate it will take.
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Freddie Pat <9freddiepat9 at earthlink.net
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Can anyone give me some suggestions on aligning a door properly, in this
> >> case the passenger side?  I have spent a considerable amount of time
> with
> >> no
> >> success.  The door continues to remain low on the handle side.  The only
> >> way
> >> to close it fully is to slam it.  Thanks..
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
> >>
> >>
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