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Old 04-01-2021, 04:05 PM   #1
MikeB
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Door closing problem

Driver's door on 69 C10 takes a lot of effort to close and release. It wasn't this way until we had paint and body work done by a shop. If I swing the door shut, it hits the A pillar part the door seal and bounces back. It will close if I push it very firmly or slam it.

With the door seal removed, I can open and close with one finger. The current seals have been installed for 2.5 years, so I don't expect them to ever work any better than they do now.

I supported the door and loosened the hinge bolts on the door side. Door is now pushed all the way outwards. That helped just a little, but it's still not as easy as it should be, or as easy as the passenger door.

The door does sit inwards about 1/16"-1/8" relative to the fender. But it seems to contact the seal on the A pillar just like the passenger door.

Looks like I have three choices here:
1) Elongate the slots on the door side of the hinge.
2) Try to shim the hinge on the body w/o having to remove the fender.
3) Buy a different door seal.

Obviously, a new seal would be easiest, but are their any differences between the various manufacturers? Unfortunately I don't know which manufacturer's seals were used.
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1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 36 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes.
1982 C10 SWB -- converted from 250-six to roller cam 350, Vortec heads -- sold
1981 C10 Silverado LWB, 305, TH350C -- sold, but wish I still had it!
1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming.
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