Adjust Sliding Door - Minor Adjustment

1. Inspect the lower roller bumper bracket (Figure 3) for any damage. Replace the bumper bracket with p/n 55347152 if any damage is noticed. Install the bumper bracket and tighten the attaching screw to 23 Nm (200 in. lbs.) of torque.

NOTE:
VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE JAN. 2, 1996 (MDH 0102XX) WILL REQUIRE LOWER ROLLER BUMPER BRACKET, P/N 55347152, TO BE INSTALLED.





NOTE:
PRIOR TO PERFORMING THE NEXT STEP, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO SCREW THE FRONT STABILIZER PIN INWARD (FIGURE 4) TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PIN IS NOT CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE IMPROPERLY POSITIONED.





2. With the door closed, loosen the nut at the base of the front upper roller (Figure 5) and allow the door to move outboard until the top front of the door is flush with the B-pillar. Tighten the nut to 23 Nm (200 in. lbs.) of torque.








3. Verify that there is 1.5 mm (0.060 in.) clearance between the top of the upper roller and the track (Figure 6). Adjust the clearance by loosening the front upper bracket screws (Figure 7) and moving the bracket up or down until the proper clearance is obtained. Tighten the screws to 41 Nm (30 ft. lbs.) of torque.

NOTE:
VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE JAN. 2, 1996 (MDH 0102XX) MAY REQUIRE UPPER ROLLER P/N 55347146. THIS REVISED UPPER ROLLER HAS A LONGER SHOULDER AND WILL ALLOW FOR A MORE UPWARD ADJUSTMENT.

4. Loosen the lower roller bracket screws (Figure 3). Move the door in or out until the lower corner of the door is flush with the B-pillar with the door closed. Tighten the screws to 41 Nm (30 ft. lbs.) of torque.





5. Loosen the rear striker screws and install or remove spacers (p/n 55346527) (Figure 8) until the striker is in the center of the latch (Figure 1). Then, move the striker in or out until the rear of the door is flush with the C-pillar. Tighten the screws to 23 Nm (200 in. lbs.) of torque.

NOTE:
MAKE SURE THAT THE STRIKER IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE C-PILLAR AND IS NOT TILTED.

6. Remove the plug for accessing the front latch striker attaching nut from the forward side of the B-Pillar.





7. Loosen the nut and screw that attaches the front latch striker to the B-Pillar (Figure 9).

8. Adjust the front latch striker to a position where the stabilizer pin will not contact the striker when closing the door but will center into the striker with the door fully closed. Tighten the inner striker nut to 22 Nm (200 in. lbs.) of torque and the upper striker screw to 11 Nm (95 in. lbs.) of torque.

9. Install the B-Pillar plug.

10. Adjust the stabilizer pin so that pin fits snug into the front striker latch grommet with the door closed. A small amount of grease can be applied to the end of the stabilizer pin to help identify when the pin contacts the grommet. Adjust the pin out until witness marks appear on the front striker grommet then, tighten the lock nut on the pin.

11. Apply a thin coat of weatherstrip lubricant (p/n 04773427) to the sliding door weatherstrip.

12. Open and close the sliding door to verify the repair.