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3. If the door is stiff to lock and unlock:
1. Adjustment by using the striker (toward the inside of the vehicle and
vertical direction)
Install an a
ppropriate bolt instead of the striker mountin
g bolt, and use
Fig. 8: Identifying Hinge Parts
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2. Use a chisel or grinder to release the door hinge
mounting bolt washer, which is welded to the door
hinge.
3. On completion, paint the affected area with touch-up
paint to prevent corrosion.
4. Install the door hinge (Refer DOOR ASSEMBLY
).
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special tool MB990939 and a hammer to tap the bolt in the desired
direction.
Fig. 9: Adjusting Lock
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2. Adjustment by using the striker (toward the outside of the vehicle)
Use special tools MB990211 and MB990243 to pull the striker toward the
outside of the vehicle.
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Fig. 10: Adjusting Striker
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3. Adjustment by using shims (forward and rearward) Increase or decrease
the number of shims so that the striker engages with the door latch
properl
y.
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Fig. 11: Adjusting Shim And Striker
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DOOR WINDOW GLASS ADJUSTMENT Check that the door glass moves while contacting the door glass channel when it is
raised and lowered fully. If not, adjust the door window according to the following
procedures.
1. Remove the door trim assembly (Refer to DOOR TRIM
).
2. Remove the waterproof film (Refer to WINDOW GLASS RUNCHANNEL
AND DOOR OPENING WEATHERSTRIP
).
3. Loosen the door window glass mounting bolts.
4. Ad
just the
position of the door window
glass so that it is ali
gned with the
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runchannel. On com
pletion, ti
ghten the door window
glass mountin
g bolts.
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Fig. 12: Adjusting Door Window Glas
s
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GLASS SLIDING MECHANISM CHECK AND ADJUSTMENT If the window glass automatically starts moving downwards at the wrong time
while it is being raised, carry out the following adjustment or replacement
procedures.
1. Remove the door trim assembly (Refer to DOOR TRIM
).
2. Remove the waterproof film (Refer to WINDOW GLASS RUNCHANNEL
AND DOOR OPENING WEATHERSTRIP
).
3. Remove the window regulator assembly from the door window glass, and then
raise and lower the door window glass by hand to check the operation force.
4. If the door window glass does not move up and down smoothly, check or
repair the following points:
Check the installation condition of the runchannel. Repair any twisting in the door sash. Check the installation condition of the lower sash.
CAUTION: Insert a cushion or similar object to prevent
damage to the glass if it should fall.
NOTE: To align the lower sash, loosen the lower sash
mounting bolts, and move the lower sash along the
oblong mounting holes.
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