Attention! Wear gloves to protect your hands from cuts when performing procedures through the access holes in the door frame.
Car doors are heavy, so it would be wise to enlist the help of an assistant.
Removal and installation
1. Fully lower the window, then disconnect the negative cable from the battery.
2. Open the door all the way and support it with a jack or wooden blocks.
3. Remove the interior upholstery panel and moisture barrier (see Section Removal and installation of panels of an internal upholstery of doors).
4. Tag and disconnect all electrical connectors, then release the electrical wiring from the latches on the door assembly.
5. From the side of the door, separate the rubber guide tube laid between it and the body. Remove the wiring harness threaded through the guide tube and remove it from the door.
6. Turn out a bolt of fastening of the limiter of opening of a door.
7. Circle the hinge strips with a marker, marking their position on the door.
8. Ask the assistant to hold the door and give the bolts of the hinge bars. Together remove the door from the car.
9. Installation is carried out in the reverse order.
Adjustment
1. The correct position of the door in the body opening is critical to the proper functioning of the door assembly. First of all, you should evaluate the amount of play of the axial fingers of the door hinges. Fully open the door and pull it up and down. If the door play exceeds 1.6 mm, the hinges must be replaced.
2. To correct the position of the door in the body opening, loosen the hinge bolts on the car body. The door can be considered installed correctly when, in the closed position, its upper edge is parallel to the cut of the car roof; Front edge (rear at the back door) in this case, the door should be flush with the surface of the wing, and the lower one should be flush with the threshold plane. If it is not possible to achieve the task by simply shifting the loops, you should select the shims of the desired thickness. Washers are placed under the hinge strips (both on the body and on the door) and can be purchased from automotive accessory stores.
3. Proper operation of the locking mechanism can be achieved by adjusting the position of the striker of the lock in the vertical direction. To estimate the amount of displacement, circle the base plate of the striker with a marker. Loosen the fasteners and make the necessary adjustment - the latch should engage with the central part of the drummer.
4. Finally, adjust the position of the striker in a horizontal direction - the closed door should be flush with the surface of the pillar / panel of the rear wing and properly locked.