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Date:         Sun, 6 Mar 2005 11:25:21 EST
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: [vanagon] Driver's door tweaked
Comments: To: mrarachnid@yahoo.com, vanagon@yahoogroups.com
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In a message dated 3/6/05 10:26:55 AM Eastern Standard Time,
mrarachnid@yahoo.com writes:




> I'm pretty new here, but I do have an issue with my '85 vanagon - - it
> seems I
> tweaked the door pretty badly during a wind storm.  The door got ripped out
> of my
> hand while opening it and it whanged all the way back and twisted the hinge
> (I guess).
> I loosened the door mount bolts and moved the adjustment as far as possible,
> which
> helped, but it wasn't enough.  The rear of the door (when closed) is now
> visibly about
> an inch lower than the front of the door.  When you close the door, it
> "ramps up" on
> the bottom edge of the door opening.  Anyone know how to fix this?  Thanks,
>
> Gary in Nevada
>


remove door, and straighten hinge tabs on body.


chris
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