Adjust Rear Door - AR72.12-P-0650LFS

Model 222 

with code Z07 (B7 armoring on special protection version) 

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Shown on model 222.1 with code Z07 (Top protection) 

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Shown on model 222.1 with code Z07 (Top protection) 

	Risk of injury  caused by fingers being jammed or pinched when removing, installing or aligning hoods, doors, trunk lid/rear-end door or sliding roof.	No parts of the body or limbs should be within the operating area when the components are moving.	AS00.00-Z-0011-01A
	Check
1	Check gap dimensions at rear door (1)	Always perform adjustment work on uneven gaps on corresponding upper and lower hinge leaves. Otherwise tension and damage can occur.	AR60.00-P-0700-01LF
		Front/rear door to roof paneling, side	*BE60.00-P-1009-01BA
		Front door to rear door	*BE60.00-P-1011-01BA
		Rear door to side section, bottom	*BE60.00-P-1012-01BA
		Front door cover to rear door cover	*BE60.00-P-1013-01BA
		Feeler gauge	Fig 1
	Remove
2	Glue on adhesive strips (14) and cut in center of door joint	Adhesive strips (14) serves as orientation when adjusting
3	Mark installation position of lock striker (13).
4	Unscrew bolts (12) and remove locking eye (13)
5	Remove striker wedge (2) at bottom of rear door (1)
6	Support rear door (1) with floor jack and suitable block of wood, position below mounting location of striker wedge (2)	Do not support rear door (1) at outer paneling Otherwise the rear door (1) can be damaged by its high dead weight.
	Adjust
7	Loosen bolts (15) and bolts (16) on B-pillar
8	Adjust gap dimensions at rear door (1) by lifting or lowering floor jack		AR60.00-P-0700-01LF
		Front/rear door to roof paneling, side	*BE60.00-P-1009-01BA
		Front door to rear door	*BE60.00-P-1011-01BA
		Rear door to side section, bottom	*BE60.00-P-1012-01BA
		Front door cover to rear door cover	*BE60.00-P-1013-01BA
		Feeler gauge	Fig 1
9	Tighten screws (15) and screws (16)	Bolt, hinge to B-pillar	*BA72.12-P-1002-01S
10	Lower floor jack and remove
11	Loosen bolts (17) on upper door hinge leaf (18) and adjust transition between rear door (1) and front door by moving rear door (1)	The contour of the front door (1) must be flush with the contour of the rear door or project by a maximum of 1 mm.
12	Loosen bolts (19) on lower door hinge leaf (20) and adjust transition between rear door (1) and front door by moving rear door (1)	The contour of the front door (1) must be flush with the contour of the rear door or project by a maximum of 1 mm.
13	Tighten screws (17) and screws (19)	Bolt, hinge to rear door	*BA72.12-P-1001-01S
14	Insert lock striker (13) and screw in bolts (12) up to stop	It should still be possible to adjust the lock striker (13).
15	Adjust transition between rear door (1), rear fender and roof paneling by moving lock strike (13)
16	Tighten screws/bolts (12)	Bolt, lock striker to C-pillar	*BA72.12-P-1004-01S
	Install
17	Repair paint damage to screw heads with suitable touch-up paint pen
18	Install striker wedge (2)
19	Position bolts on striker wedge (2)
20	Coat striker wedge (2) with grease	MB multipurpose grease, 5 kg	*BR00.45-Z-1034-06A
21	Carefully close and open rear door (1) and determine on basis of grease impression on striker wedge (2), whether height of striker wedge (2) requires correction by inserting shims.	The rear door (1) is supported by the striker wedge (2) so that the entire dead weight does not rest on the lock striker (13). The rear door (1) should be easy to close. If the rear door (1) can only be closed sluggishly or not, ↓ Correct height of striker wedge (2) by removing shims.
22	Tighten bolts on striker wedge (2)
	Risk of explosion and poisoning  caused by solvent vapors and gasses. Risk of injury  to skin and eyes when working with anticorrosion agents	Never spray corrosion protection on flames or hot, glowing objects and keep them well away from all potential sources of ignition. Use them only in well-ventilated rooms; wear respiratory protection.	AS97.00-Z-0001-01A
23	Protect rear door (1) and B-pillar in area of both hinges against corrosion, remove excessive wax	Wax for engine compartment (400 ml spray can)	*BR00.45-Z-1018-05A

Fig 1: Identifying Feeler Gauge (129 589 03 21 00)

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