Front Door: Adjustment

HINT:

Before adjusting the door position for vehicles equipped with side airbags and curtain shield airbags, be sure to disconnect the battery. After adjustment, inspect the SRS warning lamp, the side airbag system and the curtain shield airbag system for normal operation (see DIAGNOSTICS ). The initialize both systems (se INITIALIZATION ).
Use the same procedure for the RH side and LH side.
The procedures listed below are for the LH side.
Centering bolts are used to mount the door hinge to the vehicle body and door. The door cannot be adjusted with the centering bolts on. Substitute the centering bolts with standard bolts (w/ washers) when making adjustments.
A bolt without a torque specification is shown in the standard bolt chart (see STANDARD BOLT SPECIFICATIONS ).

Fig 1: Identifying Bolts
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INSPECT FRONT DOOR SUB-ASSY

Check that the clearance is within the standard range.

Fig 2: Checking Clearance Is Within Standard Range

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Standard:

MEASUREMENT SPECIFICATION

Area	Measurement	Area	Measurement
A	4.0 +/- 1.5 mm (0.157 +/- 0.059 in.)	D	4.0 +/- 1.5 mm (0.157 +/- 0.154 in.)
B	5.1 +/- 1.5 mm (0.201 +/- 0.059 in.)	E	5.7 +/- 1.5 mm (0.224 +/- 0.220 in.)
C	6.3 +/- 1.5 mm (0.248 +/- 0.059 in.)	-	-

ADJUST FRONT DOOR SUB-ASSY
1. Disconnected the negative (-) terminal cable from the battery.
  CAUTION: Work must be started at least 90 seconds after the power switch's power mode is change to OFF and the negative (-) terminal cable is disconnected from the battery. (The SRS is equipped with a back-up power source. If work is started within 90 seconds of disconnecting the negative (-) terminal battery and power switch's power mode is change to OFF, the SRS may deploy.)
2. Using SST, adjust the door horizontally and vertically by loosening the body side hinge bolts.
  SST 09812-00010, 09812-00020
3. Tighten the body side hinge bolts after the adjustment.
  Torque: 26 N.m (265 kgf.cm, 19 ft.lbf)
  
  Fig 3: Adjusting Door Horizontally And Vertically
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4. Horizontally and vertically adjust the door by loosening the door side hinge bolts.
5. Tighten the door side hinge bolts after the adjustment.
  Torque: 26 N.m (265 kgf.cm, 19 ft.lbf)
  
  Fig 4: Tightening Door Side Hinge Bolts
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6. Adjust the striker position by slightly loosening the striker mounting screws and hitting the striker with a plastic-faced hammer.
7. Tighten the striker mounting screws after the adjustment.
  Torque: 23 N.m (235 kgf.cm, 17 ft.lbf)
8. Connect the negative (-) terminal cable to the battery.
9. Initialize both systems (see INITIALIZATION ).
10. Check the SRS warning lamp (see DIAGNOSTICS ).
Fig 5: Tightening Striker Mounting Screws
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