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03-26-2022, 12:32 PM | #1 |
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Help , another door alignment question
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PO had welded rockers, cab corners, a&b pillars, not a very good job doors are out of alignment driver wont latch at all passenger will latch but lifts a little ive checked with another 1966 C10, got cab measurements and ive got another set of doors, so i can verify measurements Question is, if the cab supports and bushings are wore or bad, will it make it do this I can weld in new supports and install bushings first if this is what needs done Thank's
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Re: Help , another door alignment question
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03-26-2022, 03:31 PM | #3 |
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Re: Help , another door alignment question
When I was adjusting my doors, I had to adjust them to fit the opening first, then adjust the latch components to get the door to close properly. If your door hinge pins are worn out, you'll never be able to get the doors to line up properly
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03-26-2022, 03:51 PM | #4 |
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Re: Help , another door alignment question
i bought new hinges after trying to change pins and bushings, ive tried to take the door and cab side latches out, still rubs on b pillar, does not really fit in the opening, almost no clearance in the windshield area and almost 1/2 in rear of cab
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Re: Help , another door alignment question
If you could add some pictures, that would help us help you.
If the cab mount bushings and the supports that sit on them were not repaired or replaced before the rocker and floor work was done, it's possible that the cab moved around enough to cause the issues you are having. Quote:
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03-26-2022, 09:36 PM | #6 |
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Re: Help , another door alignment question
Heres a few pictures, the cab mounts although worn, are not as bad as on my 1972 C10 that i fixed
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03-26-2022, 09:39 PM | #7 |
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cab mounts and bushings
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03-26-2022, 09:40 PM | #8 |
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03-26-2022, 09:42 PM | #9 |
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Flip for ya
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03-26-2022, 09:44 PM | #10 |
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Thank You for the Flip, i might have another cab i can get, good thing its never had any work on it, bad thing its an Indiana Cab, lol
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03-27-2022, 01:18 AM | #11 |
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Re: Help , another door alignment question
Looks like the rear of the door needs to come up so that the body lines will match. You can achieve that by moving the upper hinge slightly to the front of the truck and the lower hinge slightly to the rear. Adjust one, snug it, then adjust the other. Don't loosen both at the same time when trying to make an adjustment like that.
Just going from the pictures, it looks like you might be having the issue of the front of the door making contact with the door jamb before the rear part of the door. You might need to adjust the bottom hinge to the outside of the truck and possibly pull the upper to the inside of the cab. It took me several hours to line up my doors, and I haven't replaced any of the floors or rockers yet. Patience and perseverance is key here. I'm confident that you can get it done
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Thanks for the replies
Cold here next couple days till i get to try to adjust again i have got a few measurements from 2 different cabs might be helpful for anyone looking lol, never thought there would be that much difference from truck to truck drip rail to top of rocker sill inside / 491/2 to 50 top of door across cab/ 24 to 241/8 bottom of window across cab /381/4 body seam under window across, middle of door / 41 to 411/4 bottom of door across cab 405/8 to 411/4 mine is 497/8 and 491/2 drip rail to sill 24 across top of door 381/4 bottom of window 41 across middle of door 41 across bottom of door so , its not very far off, im going to try the door hinges again, just a small adjustment at a time Thank's again for the Help
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03-28-2022, 01:39 AM | #13 |
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Re: Help , another door alignment question
My humble Opinion, the Door needs to be higher, the Gaps at the Screen post and back post and roof look too big. Pushing it higher reduces the Gap, giving you more Space for the inner rocker.
Maybe Brothers video will help you https://youtu.be/j7n_W1IxU_s
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03-28-2022, 07:12 AM | #14 |
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Braunschweiger, i just watched that video on Saturday ive watched several other on door alignment but i Agree it's one of the Best Thank's for all the replies
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03-28-2022, 01:21 PM | #15 |
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Re: Help , another door alignment question
We had to add metal to one of my doors to make the gaps correct. I don't know what happens along the way, maybe someone swapped doors who knows. But it does happen. I agree, I like that video the best.
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Hey
good day, after work, had a little time, got the door adjusted so it actually closes now and the gaps are ok, adult beverage probably helped next step is changing the doors after i fix rust on them, probably do the small drill bit in a coupleplaces on the hinges to keep alignment on the cab side, i can adjust door in and out after install Thanks for all the help, still some tweaking to do but alot happier with it
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That's looking better, but the rear of the door still needs to come up some so that your body lines will carry between the door and the cab. If you put the fender on, the body line at the front of the door will probably be a smidge too high. Keep working with it, you'll get there!
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