Front Door: Adjustment

HINT:

• Before adjusting the door position for vehicles equipped with side airbags and curtain shield airbags, be sure to disconnect the battery. After adjustment, inspect the SRS warning light, the side airbag system, and the curtain shield airbag system for normal operation. Then initialize both airbag systems.
• Use the same procedures for the RH side and LH side.
• The procedures listed below are for the LH side.
• Centering bolts are used to mount the door hinge to the vehicle body and door. The door cannot be adjusted with the centering bolts on. Substitute the centering bolts with standard bolts (with washers) when making adjustment.
• A bolt without a torque specification is shown in the standard bolt table.

Fig 1: Identifying Centering & Standard Bolt

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1. DISCONNECT CABLE FROM NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL 
   CAUTION: Wait for 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable to prevent airbag deployment (See PRECAUTION ).
2. ADJUST FRONT DOOR 
   1. Using the clip remover, disengage the 4 clips and remove the front fender side panel protector.
      Fig 2: Removing Front Fender Side Panel Protector

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   2. Using SST, loosen the body's hinge bolts and adjust the door position.

      SST 09812-00010 

   3. Tighten the body's hinge bolts after the adjustment.

      Torque: 26 N*m (265 kgf*cm, 19 ft.*lbf) 

   4. Loosen the door's hinge bolts and adjust the door position.
   5. Tighten the door's hinge bolts after the adjustment.

      Torque: 43 N*m (439 kgf*cm, 32 ft.*lbf) 

      Fig 3: Adjusting Door Position

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   6. Using a screwdriver, detach the 4 claws and remove the cover.
      Fig 4: Detaching Claws

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      HINT:

      Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

   7. Using a "torx" socket wrench (T40), adjust the striker position by slightly loosening the striker mounting screws and hitting the striker with a plastic hammer.
   8. Using a "torx" socket wrench (T40), tighten the striker mounting screws after the adjustment.
      Fig 5: Adjusting Striker Position

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      Torque: 23 N*m (235 kgf*cm, 17 ft.*lbf) 

3. CONNECT CABLE TO NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL 
4. PERFORM INITIALIZATION 
   NOTE: Some systems need initialization after reconnecting the cable to the negative battery terminal (See INITIALIZATION ).
5. INSPECT SRS WARNING LIGHT 

   (See DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM )