Side door

[djc151084]

How do i adjust my side door , in the past it has had a door replacement and the side door is stiff and not as easy to open/close as it should be, how can i adjust this ?

[bertie]

First thing to do is to look if it fits in the hole correctly when closed. If so its a case of checking the runners are straight clean and the the rollers are lubricated.
If it doesnt sit right then as far as I remember there is an adjustable striker plate at the rear of the door frame, to move the back of the door in and out, up and down. And the front has adjustable links top and bottom attached to the door.
If the door sits OK in the frame then don't adjust anthing until your happy the rollers are free.

[djc151084]

ok thanks for your reply i will take a look at it tommorow and hopefully fix it.

[Jim Archer]

Aye, if it's stiff to slide it's most likely the rollers/bearings are buggered.

Cheap - the bottom arm assy was approx £18 from Fords - and easy to replace if you do them one at a time, though the rear one can take a couple of trys to get in correctly - a 12" rule to help guide all the rollers in against the spring pressure makes life much less sweary.

HTH

Jim