Oops, guess I should read the threads more closely..
O.K. After reading it, maybe dismounting the door is in order and using a 2x4
or something that will fit inside the hinge mounts or near them and having a
buddy tap it with a BFH would do the trick. The "bubbles" may go down, but
likely since it is already stressed, it may not stay....
On Thursday January 26 2006 9:18 pm, Miles D. Oliver wrote:
> This technique would suggest that it would pull in the TOP of the door,
> around the window and not the entire door itself.
>
> As the entire door is pulled out then I would need to attempt to align
> the entire door, not just the top around the window in for a proper
> seal.
>
> On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, Bill Day wrote:
> > The guy that did the body work on my truck after I wrecked it a few years
> > ago had to do mine took him 2 minutes.
> >
> > Roll down the window!
> >
> > Open door place right shin to outside edge of door(as you are looking at
> > the door interior.
> >
> > Grab upper edge of door with both hands and pull toward you.
> >
> > Repat until door seems to seal properly.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > On Thursday January 26 2006 4:27 pm, Rick Barnes wrote:
> >> Yeah, just covering my butt so you would not get upset with me. I doubt
> >> you would pop a hinge too but we never know. Its definitely better news
> >> than a bent pillar.
> >>
> >> Rascal
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> >> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Miles D.
> >> Oliver
> >> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 10:05 AM
> >> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> >> Subject: RE: DML: Door alignment on a GEN III
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Looking at the hinge itself, placing a block of wood in it and slowly
> >> trying to close the door on it shouldn't 'pop' the hinge. I wasn't
> >> planning on slamming the door on it to try and fix the problem.
> >>
> >> I'll probably end up taking it to a body shop in the end if I can't
> >> make any progress, but at least I have a much better understanding of
> >> the problem.
> >>
> >> On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, Rick Barnes wrote:
> >>> That makes much more sense that the door bent instead of the pillar
> >>> Miles and that is very good news. I don't know if you could fix it by
> >>> closing
> >>
> >> the
> >>
> >>> door on a piece of wood, but you know what? I would likely try it,
> >>> what
> >>
> >> the
> >>
> >>> heck, its already goofed up anyway. Just try it a little at a time IF
> >>> you do try it and please don't get mad at me if you pop a hinge or
> >>> something.
> >>>
> >>> Rascal
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> >>> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Miles D.
> >>> Oliver
> >>> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 9:31 AM
> >>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> >>> Subject: Re: DML: Door alignment on a GEN III
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I took some time this morning to look at the wind blown door and the
> >>> large gap.
> >>>
> >>> I believe I know what seems to have happened, and how to fix it. But
> >>> to
> >>
> >> do
> >>
> >>> the fix It will require either removing the door or blocking the hinge
> >>> and forcing the door closed.
> >>>
> >>> My first thought was that the door pillar itself had somehow twisted
> >>> and caused the gap. I opened the truck door and pushed the door out to
> >>> the stop and then tried to push it farther to duplicate the same force
> >>> that the wind took and noticed that it moves at the weaker point, not
> >>> the pillar but the door itself. The hinge mounting area on the door
> >>> itself and the area around it is supposed to be flat.
> >>>
> >>> After the wind caught the door the metal around the hinges aren't flat
> >>> but raised and 'pulled out' because of the force exerted by the wind.
> >>> The door itself gave, not the pillar, and there isn't any way to adjust
> >>> the hinge itself.
> >>>
> >>> So, either the door has to come off, The area around the hinge pushed
> >>> back flat with a hammer and block of wood and the door remounted. Lot
> >>> of work, measuring . and hope to get it back aligned properly.
> >>>
> >>> OR
> >>>
> >>> I can try bracing/binding the inside of the hinge with a block of wood
> >>> and pushing the door shut to force the raised area of the door back
> >>> flat.
> >>>
> >>> Taking off the door will probably yeild a more successful attempt as I
> >>> don't know if I can force the door plate back totally flat by just
> >>> binding the hinge with a block of wood.
> >>>
> >>> Any thoughts or flaws that I may have missed in my logic to try and
> >>> get the door to once again seal properly?
--Bill Day
"A rich man isn't always wealthy, he just has all the love he can give and ever wanted.." http://counter.li.org #384146 284016
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