Blue88Comanche Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 How do I adjust the passenger door so it the top is "in" more. I think when it had body work done after the second deer hit it years ago the door was not put on correctly. right now I have tubing pushing the door seal towards the door to make a seal but it still leaking some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garvin Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 You would need to loosen the bolts on the top hinge (the three that connect to the door) and move the top part in slightly. Hold it there and tighten the bolts back up. It's a little trial and error with the adjustment till you get the hang of it but it's fairly easy to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbert001 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 If all your panels line up good, and your door closes properly, I wouldn't mess with the hinges without knowing what you are doing. If it's close to sealing, just pull the seal down, and roll the pinch weld out a touch with pliers, or a hammer, and replace the seal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue88Comanche Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 Let's put it this way.. While sitting in the passenger seat I can look at the top door seal and see day light... The tubing only helps a little.. And I have already installed a larger door seal.. So I gurus playing with the door aligment won't hurt much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakal Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 go for it. :brows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zagscrawler Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 How does the window role up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryH88bt Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Let's put it this way.. While sitting in the passenger seat I can look at the top door seal and see day light... The tubing only helps a little.. And I have already installed a larger door seal.. So I gurus playing with the door aligment won't hurt much. I've got this problem on my driver side :clapping: It's big enough for large snow flakes to fall in too. I wrapped some plastic in duct tape and then taped that tube to the top of the door but it only lasted a couple days worth of rain before it started leaking again. I need new doors anyway and I have no interior, so whatever :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue88Comanche Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 How does the window role up? The window goes up fine as long as it's not rolled down all the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kineticMJ Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Any luck getting the door to adjust with the hinges? I am having the same problem which really wasn't an issue until the last two days here in the DC area where we have been getting non stop heavy rain and I came out this morning to find my carpet and seats (along the door side of the seat) soaked from the rain. You said you bought larger seals for yours.. Where from? I've done the 97+ upgrade so I had been chalking it up to the doors just not fitting exactly right, but it would seem i need finally fix the problem, so I am going to piggy back your thread if you don't mind. The body lines look good, and when I adjust the hinges to make it close the gap the lines are no longer good.. Any help you all can give would be really appreciated. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkenvol Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Haven't done this to a comanche but it has worked for me on other vehicles where the lower portion of the door is lined up and the upper portion sticks out a bit. Measure how far you want the upper back corner of the door to go in closer to the body. Block the door open with something solid between the lower portion of the door and the cab corner. Measure how far the upper back corner of the door is away from the body with it blocked open. Roll the window down. Grasp the door in the upper back corner and push it shut, bending the door just a bit. Have someone else push in on the lower portion of the door while you're pushing in on the upper corner to resist twisting the door against the hinges. Measure again and see if you have "adjusted" it in enough. Repeat until it fits. This has worked for me to move the upper portion of a door almost 1". The window still worked properly. Obviously, use caution as you want the adjustment to occur at the bottom of the window opening without twisting up the upper window opening. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseMJ Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Loosen the door strike plate bolt. Push it in about 1/4" and tighten it. Close the door...repeat and adjust as necessary. I was also able to "bend" the door a bit with the window down and a 2x4 as a lever. I'd leave the hinges alone unlkess they are visibly cracked or otherwise mis-shaped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkenvol Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Loosen the door strike plate bolt. Push it in about 1/4" and tighten it. Close the door...repeat and adjust as necessary. Won't this mess up the body lines? I would want to adjust the strike plate to allign the outside of the door with the cab corner then shim/adjust out the weather stripping to stop any leaks. The way he described it the body of the door is adjusted properly with the body lines of the cab but the top of the door doesn't contour in enough with the shape of the cab. Obviously, pictures would help. Sounds like the door needs to be "adjusted / bent / fitted" to the cab opening. Again, pictures for this type of question are needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kineticMJ Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Thanks guys... looks like the rain has finally stopped so I can actually get outside this weekend and see what I can get fitted up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseMJ Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Strike plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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