DON'T TOUCH THE DOOR SHIMS! ESPECIALLY WITHOUT TAKING OUT THE TORSION BARS! There is no need to touch the doors, shims, or torsion bars. What has happened is that the "T" panel has foam underneath which holds it up. Over many years (20) the foam turns to dust and no longer holds up the "T" panel. The fix is to remove the "T" panel carefully and replace the foam. The screws are on each side of the portion of the "T" panel behind the doors under the rubber seal and behind the rear plastic valence panel under the rear sunshade. When replacing the "T" panel make certain you center it equally side to side leaving the same gap on both doors on top. Even then a door might slightly rub the "T" panel. There is never any need to remove the doors (unless a door is damaged in an accident and must be replaced) as it will be VERY hard to realign them. Stay away from the torsion bars, don't scratch or nick them as they are HIGHLY stressed and will fail if scored or scratched. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Mark DeLoura" <madsax@xxxx> wrote: > Hi listers, > > I've had my D for just a few months, and either as a result of hotter > weather or more driving, my doors have become slightly misaligned. > The top of the driver side door is scraping against the T when opened > and grooving the door (aiiieeeee!!!!) The passenger side is also > doing this, but not to the same extent. When closed, the driver door > sits about 1/4-1/2" higher than the T. > > The docs indicate that I should loosen the door bolts and pull the > shims. Is this a safe operation to perform without messing with the > torsion rod? I'd like to do this myself but am a bit nervous about > screwing something up. > > Thanks! > ---Mark > > -- > Mark DeLoura (home) > Oakland, CA USA > http://www.satori.org