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240 Passenger Door Replacement 200 1991

posted by  someone claiming to be Dave on  Sun Apr 8 13:00 CST 2012 [RELATED]

I had to replace the front passenger door on my 240 after an accident destroyed the old door. I got the new door on but I can't get it to align properly or something. The upper edge of the door opposite the edge where the hinges are is hitting on the door frame between the front and back door. If you slam it, it will close and it looks alright once closed. But then it kind of pops open and if you try to shut it without slamming it you can see that it doesn't line up. I have spent hours trying to adjust it- in one position it closed a little better, but then water was getting in through a gap about a foot up from where the rear-view mirror is. Should I take it to a shop and pay to have them try to adjust it, or is there soemthing else I can try?








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    240 Passenger Door Replacement 200 1991

    posted by  someone claiming to be CB on  Sun Apr 8 15:29 CST 2012 [RELATED]

    Are you sure the damage was only to the door?
    How hard was the hit?








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      240 Passenger Door Replacement 200 1991

      posted by  Bradley on  Tue Apr 10 10:10 CST 2012
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      That's the first thing that came to my mind after the description of the problem he's having....especially now that he's indicated that the front fender was also damaged. I'm pretty certain that the hinge post is tweaked as well. It doesn't take much to throw the whole door out of whack. Don't ask me how I know....

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      240 Passenger Door Replacement 200 1991

      posted by  someone claiming to be Dave on  Sun Apr 8 16:07 CST 2012 [RELATED]

      There was damage to the door and fender. I can post some photos of the original damage and what it is doing now, if that would help.








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    240 Passenger Door Replacement 200 1991

    posted by  TONY H on  Sun Apr 8 15:08 CST 2012
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    Are you just adjusting the hinges or did you move the Striker out just a bit?
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      240 Passenger Door Replacement 200 1991

      posted by  someone claiming to be Dave on  Sun Apr 8 16:05 CST 2012 [RELATED]

      I only made adjustments at the hinges where you can angle the door to tilt or slide in and out. Right now I have the bottom edge pushed all the way out and the top pushed all the way in.







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