The sliding side door is designed with minor adjustment provisions
in order to obtain the best function and fit of the door.
Adjust the following items in order to ensure the proper function of
the door:
- Use the striker (4) in
order to adjust the height and the flushness at the center rear of the door.
- Use the lower roller bracket in order to adjust the parallel gap at
the front and the rear of the door and the height at the front of
the door.
- Adjust the upper and the lower locator pockets in order to obtain
flushness at the front of the door.
- Adjust the center roller bracket fore and aft, by adding or removing
shims, in order to obtain the proper gap at the rear of the door.
- Adjust the center roller track height (2) in order to obtain
a level swing-in at the rear of the door.
- If needed, adjust the center roller track fore and aft in order
to obtain the proper gap at the rear of the door.
Do this only
if adding or removing shims from the center roller bracket does not correct
the adjustment.
- Adjust the rear striker
(4) in/out or up/down in order to obtain flushness or feature line alignment
between the surface of the door and the surface of the quarter
panel.
- Adjust the lower roller
bracket (2) in order to obtain a parallel gap between the base of the door
and the rocker panel. Check the gap between the quarter panel
and the door. Ensure that the gap is parallel from the window area
to the rocker panel.
8.1. | Loosen the lower roller bracket bolt. |
8.2. | Remove the upper and the lower locator pockets. |
8.3. | Install the lower bracket bolts. |
- Adjust the upper and the
lower locator pockets so the surfaces contact the outer edges of the locator
pins (3) in order to obtain flushness between the sliding door
and the front door.
- If needed, enlarge the
mounting holes for the locator pockets (1).
- Loosely install the locator
pockets (1) to the vehicle.
- Close the sliding door.
Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.
- Tighten the locator pockets.
Tighten
Tighten the locator pockets nuts to 8 N·m (71 lb in).
- Adjust the center roller bracket for and aft in order to obtain
equal gaps between the sliding door, the quarter panel, and the front door.
Add or remove shims as needed.
0.635 mm (0.025 in)
of shim depth can be used. If additional adjustment is required, adjust the
center roller track.
- Adjust the center roller
track for and aft in order to obtain equal gaps between the sliding door (1),
the quarter panel, and the front door.
Enlarge the forward
center roller track mounting hole in order to obtain the proper adjustments.