[DeTomaso] Door Alignment

Tue Aug 23 13:58:54 EDT 2011

ROFLMAO

Yes, that's what I meant to say

On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:
> 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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