----- Original Message ----- From: <jtrealty@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 4:22 AM Subject: [DML] Re: Door alignment > 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 > > > > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderator@xxxx > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >