Alistair, you need to go into some detail here. I cannot see any way to get washers in there unless the door is removed, which is why I thought slipping in shim stock might be easier, but even that is fiddly. How did you do it? Magnets? Hire a 12 year old helper with tiny fingers (and have his/her parent sign a waiver)? (Snip) "....It is a bit fiddly to get the washers in there." Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Alistair Bell Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 2:20 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Front door hinge pin update A while back I posted how I detected some play in the, and I assumed upper, hinge pin in driver side door. This allowed the door to drop ever so slightly when opened. The proper fix would be a new pin, but that's beyond me right now. What I did manage to do was to insert two washers between the door hinge and the body part that the hinge is bolted to. To raise the door slightly I had to place them there, and that is on the forward surface of the body part that gets the door hinge. The washers were a tad under 1mm thick and was enough to bring the door back into alignment with the body panels on the body. I tired shim stock first but it took much more thickness than I expected and it ended up that washers were the answer. It is a bit fiddly to get the washers in there. After I got the door in line with the body I adjusted the striker plate and all is well now. I don't feel that annoying drop when I open the door. I still would like to fix it with a new pin, but I think that's going to be a bit of an involved process with an over sized pin and reaming the hinge. Alistair |
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