[DML] Re: door adjustment

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>From your description you probably need to loosen 2 splines. The way I
adjust the doors is with a new strut it should hold the door all the
way open when you let it go. You may have to push it a little bit to
the fully open position but it should stay there when you let go. Best
done around 70 degrees F so when it gets hotter they don't slam up
when they open on a hot day. For the people with launchers they like
them a little tighter so they will open all the way by themselves. Do
not get tempted to adjust the torsion bars as the struts age. This is
what happened to your car and why the doors now bounce when open. It
is very bad to do that because of the loads on the roof structure.
When the struts get too weak to hold the doors up replace the struts.
Depending on the vender they can last for 3-4 years. The ones for the
bonnet and the sunshade seem to last a lot longer. Since you are in
Australia you are probably going to have to build your own support and
get the necesary tools to do this yourself. You will also need an
assistant and the article on how to do it. If you need more advice I
can e-mail you more technical info on exactly how this is done.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, nicholden@xxxx wrote:
> Hi, I have just replaced my door struts as the old ones never lifted 
> the door above half way, now the doors fly up and if your not 
> holding the door crash back and place loads of strain on the strut 
> mounts. I presume i require a torsion bar adjustment? Just after 
> peoples thoughts on this. Thankyou also to everybody who responded 
> to my problem of the lower control arms hitting the frame. I have 
> decided to have this straightened and slightly ground back before i 
> have the frame powdercoated then new shocks all round.
> cheers Nick- 10927 sydney




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