Door alignment and sagging on a 76 k10

[Magicnbomber90]

Hey gents how’s it going I’m having some trouble trying to get the aft part of my door to stop poking out and also on the drivers side door there’s some sagging and it’s bowed out at the bottom I was wondering what I could do I losened the adjuster screws in the door and moved it a little but it didn’t really help any one got any suggestions ?
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[TKCR]

Originally Posted by Magicnbomber90

Hey gents how’s it going I’m having some trouble trying to get the aft part of my door to stop poking out and also on the drivers side door there’s some sagging and it’s bowed out at the bottom I was wondering what I could do I losened the adjuster screws in the door and moved it a little but it didn’t really help any one got any suggestions ?
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Pics would help a lot. But 2 things that do wonders on doors adjustments. Replace your pins & bushings. When these go bad, your door will start dropping, replacing these items will pick the door back up straight. You would be amazed at what little wear & tear on those bushings does to ones door.
Replace your door striker. The bushing is probably missing and that will jack a door up too. Usually make them hard to close.

Here are links on both subjects:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ight=tucsonjwt
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=724429

[Magicnbomber90]

Originally Posted by TKCR

Pics would help a lot. But 2 things that do wonders on doors adjustments. Replace your pins & bushings. When these go bad, your door will start dropping, replacing these items will pick the door back up straight. You would be amazed at what little wear & tear on those bushings does to ones door.
Replace your door striker. The bushing is probably missing and that will jack a door up too. Usually make them hard to close.

Here are links on both subjects:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ight=tucsonjwt
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=724429

I have some pics I was also wondering if I could move the striker?
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[Magicnbomber90]

Originally Posted by Magicnbomber90

I have some pics I was also wondering if I could move the striker?
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[gmachinz]

Is the striker worn flat where the door latch contacts it? You need to loosen the hinge bolts @ the door on the top just a little, then loosen the bottom hinge bolts a little more than the top and pull the bottom in while trying NOT to move the top part-let the top be a fulcrum. As for the bodyline, that adjustment is done by loosening the hinge bolts @ the cab and lifting the door up slightly and then tighten. Do all of this without the striker on to test the bodyline alignment-after you get it dialed in, put the striker back on in roughly the same spot and slowly close the door against it slowly-make sure to notice whether the door moves slightly up or down while closing and if when fully closed, it lines up with the bodyline-adjust the striker up or down so that the door closes without moving up or down and that the bodyline is perfect. With nice paint it may be difficult to adjust that door by loosening the cab side of the hinge bolts....good luck.

[Magicnbomber90]

Originally Posted by gmachinz

Is the striker worn flat where the door latch contacts it? You need to loosen the hinge bolts @ the door on the top just a little, then loosen the bottom hinge bolts a little more than the top and pull the bottom in while trying NOT to move the top part-let the top be a fulcrum. As for the bodyline, that adjustment is done by loosening the hinge bolts @ the cab and lifting the door up slightly and then tighten. Do all of this without the striker on to test the bodyline alignment-after you get it dialed in, put the striker back on in roughly the same spot and slowly close the door against it slowly-make sure to notice whether the door moves slightly up or down while closing and if when fully closed, it lines up with the bodyline-adjust the striker up or down so that the door closes without moving up or down and that the bodyline is perfect. With nice paint it may be difficult to adjust that door by loosening the cab side of the hinge bolts....good luck.

thank you very much! Would I have to remove the fender for the other bolts that are on the cab?
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[gmachinz]

Yes-it's too tight to try and squeeze between the door and fender to get to them. Taking the fender off is ideal-then align door to cab, then align fender to door.

[gmachinz]

And, there is one bolt that comes in thru the dash shell side too on the upper hinge-you can acces that by removing the gauge cluster.

[Magicnbomber90]

Originally Posted by gmachinz

And, there is one bolt that comes in thru the dash shell side too on the upper hinge-you can acces that by removing the gauge cluster.

Ok perfect I’ll get started on it today after work
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[andyh1956]

Sometimes no amount of adjustments will work to square a door up. In that case you have to bend the door.