When my back passenger side door is open against the stops built into the hinge, it hits the back edge of the front door. I now have a nice 4" scar where the paint has been chipped off the rear door where it's hitting the front door. I figured it was an alignment problem even though the gap on each side of both doors looks uniform when they are all closed. I was surprised to find the hinge is welded on both sides, body and door. What is the trick for changing alignment position on these doors? There is an additional piece that rides inside the hinge that has a bolt attached to it, but that whole thing moves back and forth no mater where the hinge is positioned. What the heck is that for? I was going to put a little tack weld on the stop for the hinge to keep it from opening to far, but the gap needed to make that happen was at least a 1/4 inch. I'm at a loss here, any body guys able to offer advice?
JackE
Door Alignment
These doors have brass bushings in them that the door hinge rides in. In time, the bushing wares out. When you close the door, the strike pin that latches the door, pulls the door back into alignment. Open the door, stand to the back of it, and with it open about 6 inches, see if you can lift it at all. If so, then you need to replace the bushings. If left alone long enough, the pin will eat into the metal around where the bushing seats. If so, then this can be fill welded and redrilled, or the hinge will need to be replaced. The hinge has to be cut off. There is no other way to remove it. The new hinge can be bolted like in the old days, but that means drilling holes into the A piller.
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