I have adjusted the driver side door on my 66 roadster by moving the door striker until the door aligns with the rear quarter. However, when the door is opened it drags on the striker and drops slightly down. To close the door I must lift it slightly, other wise it drags over the striker. Any suggestions on how to adjust the door?
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Re: Midyear door adjustment
Pull off the interior door panel. Loosen the hinge bolts (slightly). Raise the door - then retighten the hinge bolts. - Dave -
Re: Midyear door adjustment
Dave, If your door can be lifted the hinge pins are worn. Corvette jobbers sell repair hinge pin kits.Comment
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Re: Midyear door adjustment
I had a similar problem. Bob Y. gave me this suggestion and it works perfectly. Remove the door striker. Remove the inside door panel. You will see the bolts that attach the hinge to the door. Loosen them up and with the door closed, adjust it to where you want it and tighten up the bolts you have access to. The door should line up perfectly and draw up or down when you close it. If the door is aligned right re-install the striker plate. This worked great for me.Comment
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Check out Gene's input....
Open door fully. Grab hold from the back side (handle/latch AWAY from the hinge area). Lift up/down to see if you can detect 'play' indicating hinge pin wear. If there's any APPRECIABLE vertical movement, it's time to pull the door and replace the hinge pins (typically the upper hinge as mechanical engineering statics will teach the upper hinge is always the prime load bearing device in a multi-hinge setup) before you blow any time setting the balance of the door's geometry....Comment
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Re: Check out Gene's input....
The weight of the door creates the same force on each hinge. The only difference is the direction of force on each hinge. The top hinge will see a tensile force and the bottom hinge will be in compression.Comment
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Re: Check out Gene's input....
Sound like mechanical engineering sophmore statics class all over again, bending moments, etc.
Tahnks for the input, Dave K.Comment
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