Sliding Door Adjustments

SLIDING DOOR ADJUSTMENTS


PRELIMINARY CHECKS

1. Close the sliding door, visually checking C-pillar striker alignment entry into latch. Striker at this point must not affect alignment. Striker should go straight into the latching mechanism.

2. For the left sliding door, check the fuel door blocker striker entry into latch. Striker at this point must not affect alignment.

3. Check C-pillar and B-pillar for door to aperture gaps and door to door gaps. All gaps should be 5 mm ±1 mm.

4. Check door for height using character lines as a reference. Also check roof contour as a controlling factor.


Using the procedures noted below, adjust the side door in the order the individual steps are called out.


DOOR FLUSHNESS ADJUSTMENT

1. Check sliding door flushness at the C-pillar striker.

2. If the sliding door is under or over flush, remove striker assembly and move thread plate over keeping one bolt in plate so it will not fall between inner and outer panels.

3. Adjust the C-pillar striker in or out until the door is flush. Then, the on size hole can be elongated in the direction required. This can be done by grinding or filing the sheet metal and then painting raw edge to prevent rusting.

4. Check upper B-pillar flushness to A-pillar cover.

5. The sliding door upper hinge can only be moved outboard by adding a 1 mm shim behind the hinge mounting area once the two attachment bolts are removed and reinstalled.

6. Check flushness at upper C-pillar.

7. If upper C-pillar flushness is out of specification use a heavy rubber mallet on the door assembly until door is in specifications.


DOOR GAP ADJUSTMENT - UP/DOWN

1. Check height of sliding door at the B-pillar and C-pillar to determine which area is contributing the greatest to the incorrect gaps.

2. Visually inspect the sliding door for fitting low at the top of the door by checking the alignment of the top contour of the door to the quarter panel.

3. If the sliding door is high at the C-pillar .
a. Open the door to mid-point of travel.
b. Mark outline of center hinge on sliding door to assist in making adjustments.
c. Loosen center hinge bolts (Figure 1).
d. Move hinge fore or aft to position the sliding door into the correct location.
e. Tighten center hinge bolts to 13 Nm (115 in. lbs.) torque.
f. Verify alignment, adjust as necessary.

4. If the sliding door is low at the B-pillar ;
a. Remove access plug in the sliding door trim panel.
b. Open the door to mid-point of travel.
c. Mark outline of lower roller arm bracket on sliding door to assist in making adjustments.
d. Loosen lower roller arm bracket bolts (Figure 2).
e. Move hinge upward to raise the door.
f. Tighten lower roller arm bracket bolts to 13 Nm (115 in. lbs.) torque.
g. Verify alignment, adjust as necessary.

5. If the sliding door is low at the C-pillar;
a. Open the door to mid-point of travel.
b. Mark outline of center hinge on sliding door to assist in making adjustments.
c. Adjust the adjustment bolt up or down to move the door position. (Figure 1).
d. Move hinge downward to raise the door.
e. Tighten center hinge bolts to 13 Nm (115 in. lbs.) torque.
f. Verify alignment adjust as necessary.

6. If the sliding door is high at the B-pillar;
a. Remove access plug in the sliding door trim panel.
b. Open the door to mid-point of travel.
c. Mark outline of lower roller arm bracket on sliding door to assist in making adjustments.
d. Loosen lower roller arm bracket bolts (Figure 2).
e. Move hinge upward to raise the door.
f. Tighten lower roller arm bracket bolts to 13 Nm (115 in. lbs.) torque.
g. Verify alignment, adjust as necessary.

7. Fully open the sliding door.

8. Verify that all center hinge bolts are tight.

9. Adjust the rear of the sliding door up by turning the center hinge bolt clockwise (Figure 1).






Figure 1 SLIDING DOOR CENTER HINGE










Figure 2 SLIDING DOOR LOWER ROLLER ARM





10. Close the door and check the sliding door alignment.

11. Adjust the front of the sliding door up by adjusting lower hinge bolts.

12. Open door half way and remove lower hinge bolt access plug.

13. Loosen bolts as necessary to move the front of door up or down.

14. Check the upper hinge for possible bind, adjust as necessary.

15. Close the door and check the sliding door alignment.

16. Fully open door and apply thread lock nut onto the center hinge bolt. Tighten nut until till it butts up against the welded nut on the center hinge. Tighten nut to 13 Nm (115 in. lbs.) torque. It may be necessary to hold the center hinge bolt to prevent it from turning while tightening nut.

17. Verify alignment, adjust as necessary.


DOOR GAP ADJUSTMENT - FORE/AFT

1. Check C-pillar and B-pillar for door to aperture gaps (5 mm + 1 mm), and door to door gap (5 mm + 1 mm).

2. If adjust gaps require adjustment, loosen center hinge screws as necessary to move center hinge forward or rearward.

3. Moving center hinge rearward increases the gap at C-pillar and decreases gap at B-pillar. Moving center hinge forward decreases gap at the C-pillar and increases gap at the B-pillar

4. Move center hinge as necessary, and tighten screws.

5. Close the door and check the sliding door alignment.

6. Verify door alignment, adjust as necessary.

7. Tighten center hinge screws to 13 Nm (115 in. lbs.) torque.


DOOR SEAL COMPRESSION

1. First check Gap & Flush. Refer to Body and Frame / Specifications. Check seal compression near the middle of the door even with the latch assembly. Using a piece of paper, place it across door seal and close door. Pull paper out of door opening. If paper tears setting is to tight, if paper slides thought to easily the compression is insufficient and needs to be adjusted.

2. Adjust seal compression at the top of the B-pillar seal;
a. Open door to mid-point of travel.
b. Mark outline of upper roller arm on door to assist in making adjustments.
c. Loosen bolts attaching upper roller arm to door (Figure 3).
d. Decrease the length of the upper roller arm to increase seal compression.
e. Increase the length of the upper roller arm to decrease seal compression.
f. Tighten all upper roller arm bolts to 13 Nm (115 in. lbs.) torque.
g. Verify door alignment, adjust as necessary.






Figure 3 Sliding Door Upper Roller Arm





3. Adjust seal compression at the bottom of B-pillar seal.
a. Open door to mid-point of travel.
b. Mark outline of lower roller arm on lower roller arm bracket to assist in making adjustments (Figure 4).
c. Loosen bolts holding lower roller arm to lower roller arm bracket.
d. Pivot lower roller arm toward center of vehicle to decrease seal compression.
e. Pivot lower roller arm outward to increase seal compression.
f. Tighten lower roller arm bolts to 13 Nm (115 in. lbs.) torque.
g. Verify alignment, adjust as necessary.


NOTE: Adjusting seal compression at the B-pillar can affect door flushness the C-pillar.






Figure 4 Sliding Door Lower Roller Arm






STABILIZER ADJUSTMENT - UPPER/LOWER

1. Open sliding door.

2. Loosen the bolts holding the male stabilizers to the sliding door enough that the stabilizers can move with some effort.

3. Close and then reopen sliding door.

4. Tighten all stabilizers bolts.