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seabright 11-17-2012 02:02 PM

Passenger Door Alignment
 
Long time reader, first time poster here...

I am new to the hobby, just purchased a 69 CST about 3 months ago and am absolutely in love w/ the truck. The interior was a mess (floor to ceiling glued in carpet) so first thing I did was take it down to a local body shop to get the interior stripped and repainted. The guy seemed like he knew what he was doing and in the end did an 'ok' job on the paint. Problem is that in taking apart the dash, removing doors, etc., he left a wake of destruction... broken trim parts, defrost doesn't work, and the reason for my post... the passenger door now requires a massive amount of force to close properly (he removed both doors when painting the interior).

My assumption is that there is a way to adjust or align a door when attaching it, is that right? Any advice on how to get this thing so it can close with a normal amount of pressure / force? Thought I'd check here before jumping in.

gearys 5600 11-17-2012 02:16 PM

Re: Passenger Door Alignment
 
Sounds like you need to adjust where your door latch meets up to the striker plate.

seabright 11-17-2012 02:26 PM

Re: Passenger Door Alignment
 
So its adjustable? Meaning I can move forward / backward and re-tighten?

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gearys 5600 11-17-2012 02:28 PM

Re: Passenger Door Alignment
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by seabright (Post 5707491)
So its adjustable? Meaning I can move forward / backward and re-tighten?

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The latch on your door is not adjustable but the striker plate on the cab is.

seabright 11-17-2012 02:29 PM

Re: Passenger Door Alignment
 
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seabright 11-17-2012 02:30 PM

Re: Passenger Door Alignment
 
Thats perfect, thank you.


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