Door sag

[alpinecrick]

My bad, I thought you were referring to the hinges rather than the striker.

 

[alpinecrick]

Just to summarize for everyone everything is tight with my new bushings. bushings to hinges and pins to bushings its all legit now but the sag is still there. Possible bent hinges is what i'm thinking.......

Either the hinges are bent or the metal in the cab/A pillar or the door itself is slightly bent. A floorjack adjustment may be worth a try. Go slowly....

I like those bushing you made, they look quite.....robust. Remember, the originals lasted for 100k plus miles before giving out, so don't be to critical of the OEM bushings.

 

[Squirrelsmith]

Either the hinges are bent or the metal in the cab/A pillar or the door itself is slightly bent. A floorjack adjustment may be worth a try. Go slowly....

I like those bushing you made, they look quite.....robust. Remember, the originals lasted for 100k plus miles before giving out, so don't be to critical of the OEM bushings.

i suspect the oem bushings and the doorman replacements are not the same thing... just a hunch. The ones I made you can beat on with a hammer and the bend but don't crack. So that makes me feel ok about the jacking.

I think that my door sagging and my door not sealing are 2 different problems. When the door is closed it's not sagging so why is it leaking? The drivers door sags just the same but it seals and shuts much easier.

 

[Squirrelsmith]

I suspect my door may be a little flattened out if you will thus not quite sealing at the top, not curving correctly with the car

 

[PG01]

I suspect my door may be a little flattened out if you will thus not quite sealing at the top, not curving correctly with the car

Roll down window hold middle of door and pull on top of window frame, it’ll bend.

 

[96-2D-Hoe]

Engine hoist makes the job a LOT easier.......

Now my decision is whether I should buy the 2 ton hoist and also replace the 22yo engine mounts. I have so many jobs I want to do and so little time to do them.

 

[Squirrelsmith]

Roll down window hold middle of door and pull on top of window frame, it’ll bend.

Thats exactly what i was thinking. It will be hard to gauge how much since everything looks fine but that has to be what it is. Just try a little and wait for rain i guess

 

[liquify33]

FWIW I also got some “tightening” action on the door by putting some foam tape on the striker where the door meets. Maybe you could try similar across from the leaky section of weatherstripping. Maybe put a strip lower than the factory’s weatherstrip on the truck side and kinda push it out if that makes sense.

They’re redoing the roads around our neighborhood, right now it’s worse than the lunar surface. My door was rattling and sounded like it was about to shake open at 15mph.

Snug as a big until that tape wears out.

 

[Squirrelsmith]

FWIW I also got some “tightening” action on the door by putting some foam tape on the striker where the door meets. Maybe you could try similar across from the leaky section of weatherstripping. Maybe put a strip lower than the factory’s weatherstrip on the truck side and kinda push it out if that makes sense.

They’re redoing the roads around our neighborhood, right now it’s worse than the lunar surface. My door was rattling and sounded like it was about to shake open at 15mph.

Snug as a big until that tape wears out.

I'll do something like that if i can't get it right

 

[Squirrelsmith]

Thats exactly what i was thinking. It will be hard to gauge how much since everything looks fine but that has to be what it is. Just try a little and wait for rain i guess

tried this i'm waiting for some rain