Door Alignment

Gotcha, thanks! It does close easily however. If I move the striker out, would that cause the center of the door to be too far out in the center?

I appreciate your help man, sorry, I have never adjusted a door before, great learning experience.


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As tech nova has said the door needs to fit correctly with the striker removed. The striker should be out till all adjusting is done and the door fits the opening. The biggist problem with these doors is most folks don't service the pins and bushings till the door has trouble closing,by then the holes the bushings go in are egg shaped. With new pins and bushings you should not be able to lift the rear of the door when it is open. If you can still move the door up and down the hinges are worn. If just a Little you can lift the door and weld the upper to the the hinge on top. You can also bend the lower hinge back a little to lift the rear of the door by opening the door and putting something inside the hinge, a hammer head works as you can hold the handle till you close the door on it. Push in on the bottom of the door gently as it is hard to bend it back but easy to over do it. If you bend it a lot it will also tend to move the bottom of the door out,

Got it. I plan on getting at it tomorrow. I will update ...

I do know that there is not much wiggle room on that striker. I have seen where other guys have drilled that hole out for more wiggle room. Is this advised or frowned upon?


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If the door fits correctly the striker will line up without making bigger holes.

I do auto body for a living and 90% of the time replacing pins and bushing will make the door work with little or no fooling with the striker. But keep in mind on vehicles this old someone could have put a jack under the door or bent the door to compensate for the door sagging rather that just rebuilding the hinges. In that case you will have to figure out why the door doesn't fit right. If you go for a used salvage door make sure if fits and works on the truck it is on.

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If the door fits correctly the striker will line up without making bigger holes.

I do auto body for a living and 90% of the time replacing pins and bushing will make the door work with little or no fooling with the striker. But keep in mind on vehicles this old someone could have put a jack under the door or bent the door to compensate for the door sagging rather that just rebuilding the hinges. In that case you will have to figure out why the door doesn't fit right. If you go for a used salvage door make sure if fits and works on the truck it is on.

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Ok cool. I will investigate tomorrow. I appreciate all of your help man, thanks!


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Bob L said:

I do auto body for a living and 90% of the time replacing pins and bushing will make the door work with little or no fooling with the striker. But keep in mind on vehicles this old someone could have put a jack under the door or bent the door to compensate for the door sagging rather that just rebuilding the hinges.

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Reviving this thread to ask, since you seem to know... can the hinges themselves be straightened if they are bent? My '95 Burb's doors on the passenger side (both front and rear) sag slightly, just enough to hang up on the striker and make door opening pretty difficult from the inside. I've been told by a couple shops that the pins/bushings look fine, and the problem is the actual hinges. I'm a little afraid of what the cost would be to remove doors and repair/replace hinges, but I don't know what other options I have.