Removal, installation and adjustment of the driver's door - ra72001400050x(0050)

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Model 140

Fig 1: Identifying Driver's Door Adjustment

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Crank window	open.
Panelling (1) at side in footwell	remove; press off cover (2) and screw out screw.
Retaining strap on plug connection at side of footwell	pull out.
All electrical and pneumatic lines for driver's door	disconnect at plug connection.
Bolt (3) on door retainer	remove.
Protective hose (4)	unclip at A-pillar.
Bolts (arrows)	screw out of A-pillar (4 each); have second person hold driver's door to keep it from falling (37 Nm).
Driver's door (5)	remove from centering bolts (2 each) on A-pillar toward rear, simultaneously guide
Reinstall	electrical and pneumatic lines through A-pillar. Avoid damage to paint! in opposite order.

Special tool

Fig 2: Identifying Special Tool (140 589 02 61 00 72 73)

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Installation and adjustment

Position door with hinges on centering bolts; simultaneously insert pneumatic and electrical lines through A-pillar.

Fig 3: Locating Hinges On Centering Bolts
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Screw in mounting bolts (4 each) and tighten (37 Nm).

Fig 4: Locating Mounting Bolts

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Clip or fasten protective hose and door retainer to A-pillar.

Fig 5: Identifying Protective Hose And Door Retainer
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Connect all lines for driver's door at plug connector in footwell and lock with retaining strap.
Install panelling in footwell.
Remove striker eye.
Check joint gap around door and correct, if required.
Joint gap (GAPS ON THE HOOD, DOORS AND LID ).

Fig 6: Locating Lines For Driver's Door At Plug Connector In Footwell
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Screw on striker-eye, however do not tighten.

Fig 7: Locating Screw On Striker-Eye
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Adjust hinge side of driver's door so that door panelling is flush with contour of front fender or max. 1 mm lower.
Check adjustment of rear door (Removal, installation and adjustment of the rear door ).
Open side window.

Fig 8: Identifying Rear Door Adjustment
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Adjust striker-eye so that door closes completely and adjust contour of panelling on driver's door by sliding striker-eye so that it is flush with rear door or max. 1 mm higher

Fig 9: Adjusting Striker-Eye
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Tighten striker eye (20 Nm).

Fig 10: Locating Screw On Striker-Eye
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Check contour and fit at window frame in relation to roof panelling and A-pillar and adjust, if required.
NOTE: The outer sealing lip of the door sealing frame should be flush with the edge of the roof panelling.
Check door for easy motion.

Fig 11: Locating Outer Sealing Lip Of Door Sealing Frame
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Fig 12: Locating Door Sealing Frame Flush With Roof Panelling
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