XK8 Door Adjustment
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XK8 Door Adjustment
Listers,
Has anyone done a door/hinge adjustment and have some tips for a new XK8 owner. Really loving the car but it appears drivers door is down about an eighth of an in and contacting the sill upon closing. Hinges appear solid with no door movement when fully open and lifted.
Thanks all
Dave
Has anyone done a door/hinge adjustment and have some tips for a new XK8 owner. Really loving the car but it appears drivers door is down about an eighth of an in and contacting the sill upon closing. Hinges appear solid with no door movement when fully open and lifted.
Thanks all
Dave
#2
It appears no one has had door problems like you describe. Neither have I. It probably would help if you put more information about your car in your post. Year, model etc. If you get no replies, I would think any body shop would be able to help you out and probably wouldn't be terribly expensive. Good luck.
#3
the door striker can be adjusted, you'll see a couple torx head bolts, T40 IIRC, anyway...if the striker is not worn down to just a small metal bar, you can loosen and raise the striker. It is a metal bar covered with plastic. It is important to keep it lubricated with silicone grease to reduce wear. Mine was chewed up pretty badly, and had to buy a new one.
#4
My left door sags about an inch and it's first thing on the menu come warmer weather. I bought two new hinges for it. All-in-all, looks pretty straight forward. Remove door interior skin. There are some good sequential photos in other threads dealing with getting inside the doors on how to do this. Support the door on some kind of temp stand. Remove bolts on hinge face from inside of door. Remove door after unplugging electrical connections. Remove hinges from fender face then install new and reverse process.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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XK8 door adjustment
I am repairing my XK8 2000 (right side crash) and I am installing a spare door.
Door hinges are adjustable. There are three bolts which attach the hinge
to body and if you loosen the bolts you can raise and/or lower the door.
Hinges are attached to door by three nuts, which can be operated inside
the door (after speaker and door module are removed). By loosening these
nuts you can adjust the door more out/more in compared other outer panels.
Door hinges are adjustable. There are three bolts which attach the hinge
to body and if you loosen the bolts you can raise and/or lower the door.
Hinges are attached to door by three nuts, which can be operated inside
the door (after speaker and door module are removed). By loosening these
nuts you can adjust the door more out/more in compared other outer panels.
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Hi,
When you replaced your door striker were you able to simply remove the torx bolts from the door jamb and bolt in the new striker?
My fear is that if I remove the bolts that the attaching nuts behind the jamb will fall into the deep recesses of the body. Hope that is unfounded.
Thanks.
Charlie
When you replaced your door striker were you able to simply remove the torx bolts from the door jamb and bolt in the new striker?
My fear is that if I remove the bolts that the attaching nuts behind the jamb will fall into the deep recesses of the body. Hope that is unfounded.
Thanks.
Charlie
#11
Fiddling with the hinges and striker plates can make things worse too. If you only have a little door sag (i.e., 1/8"), then just put a piece of wood on a floor jack, open the door just clear of the sill, put the jack under the rear end of the door. Jack it up an inch or two for a few moments and let it down. Test alignment, repeat as necessary until perfect. I did this to my '03 when it was nine years old, and it's still perfect today.
Crude? Yup - you bet! But it works, and it won't screw things up worse.
Crude? Yup - you bet! But it works, and it won't screw things up worse.
#12
If the door sits squarely in the body opening when it is closed, with consistent gaps all the way around, then adjusting hinges and strikers is not needed, just a little tweaking.
If you imagine what you need to change to correct for a door that is low at the rear, it is to move the bottom hinge out or the top hinge in to the body. Only way to do that is to shim it (or bend it) so no loosening of screws can make it right.
If you imagine what you need to change to correct for a door that is low at the rear, it is to move the bottom hinge out or the top hinge in to the body. Only way to do that is to shim it (or bend it) so no loosening of screws can make it right.
#13
Hanging doors is only surpassed by aligning windows when it comes to "fiddly-ness". I'll do just about anything to avoid loosening those fittings. I spent an entire day once on the windows for a Buddy's convertible Mustang. After "that" wonderful experience, we let the paint/body shop hang the doors after it was painted.
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It appears no one has had door problems like you describe. Neither have I. It probably would help if you put more information about your car in your post. Year, model etc. If you get no replies, I would think any body shop would be able to help you out and probably wouldn't be terribly expensive. Good luck.
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That's been said for 1/8th, 1/4 inch. My door is down over 1 inch to where it will no close without great lifting.