40 Door adjustments?

[johnr72hd]

Thanks for the advice.  My hinge screws are in good shope and as are the pins.  I am just waiting for the humidity of the weather to drop and I will be painting the car.  After I get the door gaskets on I will utilize your advice.
Thanks
John

[lucaboy]

JOHN; WHEN I DID MINE ON THE 38 4-DOOR, I BACKED OUT THE THE HINGE SCREWS MOST OF THE WAY AND CLEANED THEM WELL. I SNUGED THEM UP TIGHT AND THEN BACKED THEM OFF A LITTLE TILL I GOT THE DOOR  CENTERED FROM THE OUTSIDE AND SNUDDED THEM A LITTLE TIGHTER.   FROM THE INSIDE I USED A STRONG BAR AND WOOD SHIMS TO GET IT CENTERED GREAT. THATS A LOT OF IN AND OUT FROM THE OTHER SIDE, OR SOME GOOD HELP. SLOWLY OPEN THE DOOR AND SNUG THEM UP MORE, EACH TIME KEEP ADJUSTING. IT'S A SLOW PROCESS, KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO MOVE THE OTHER DOOR TO KEEP A SHARP LINE TO THE BODY FROM THE OUTSIDE. AS A CARPENTER I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT IS NO QUICK FIX, BUT UNLIKE A RESIDENCIAL DOOR IT DOES HAVE SOME toe in and toe out AT THE PIN SIDE WHICH WILL ACCOUNT FOR THE SHARP CLEAN LINE YOU CAN GET ON THE OUTSIDE ALSO. THE RUBBER GASKET WILL ALSO ACCOUNT FOR SOME MIS-ALIGNMENT NEEDS. BEFORE YOU START MAKE SURE THAT THE PINS AND THE HINDGES ARE TRUE.  FORGET THE STRIKE AT THIS POINT AS THAT IS ANOTHER ISSUE, REMOVE IT OR CAULK IT IN THE OPEN POSITION AS YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE IT INFLUNCE THE DOOR OPERATION. THE STRIKE AND KEEPER HAVE THEIR OWN ADJUSTMENT. WILL IT EVER BE PERFECT? PROBABLY NOT,AS LIKE A RESTORED RESIDENCIAL DOOR AFTER YEARS OF SUG, IT'S VERY HARD TO GET OUT.   ALL IN ALL IT SEEMED THAT I HAD MORE CONTROL OVER THE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIVE THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN SET FROM THE INTERIOR ALSO. THE UPPER SCREWS FROM THE HINDGE GET THE WORST DAMAGE FROM WARE, AND THOSE FINAL FEW THREADS THAT WILL KEEP IT IN PLACE MAY BE THE MOST DAMAGED, EVEN IF THEY DON'T APPEAR THAT BAD OFF, YOU MAY CONSIDER REPLACING THEM. AFTER ADJUSTMENT I THEN BACKED THE SCREWS OUT ONE BY ONE AND USED LOCK-TITE ON THEM. KEEPIN IN MIND OF THE ADJUSTMENT IN THE PROCESS . AFTER ALL THAT PEOPLE WILL THINK THAT YOUR CRAZY WHEN YOU YELL"don"t slam the door"

[lucaboy]

DOOR ADJUSTMENTWOW!

[johnr72hd]

My passenger side doors are touching at their bottoms, yet there is a gap at the top.  How can the doors be moved in or out to reduce this gap.