I have a door adjustment problem on my 53 3100 that I cannot seem to fix. The top of the drivers side door and the leading edge of the door at the cowl fit fine, but the door sticks out about 3/8" from the cab about where the door handle is and sticks a full 1/2" at the bottom of the door. This is with the latch plate removed.
The hinges have been rebuilt and are in good shape. The weatherstrip has been installed and fits correctly. I've followed all of the door adjustment instructions in the manual, but to no avail. I searched the archives and saw a couple of things that may be worth trying, but I'm not sure exactly how to accomplish either of these "adjustments". One suggestion is the 2x4 in the door jamb method. If anyone has done this could you explain to me exactly where the 2x4 should be placed in order to try to get the bottom of the door pulled in toward the cab?
Another suggestion was to remove the hinges and do the adustment to the hinges themselves, but no one has said exactly how to acomplish this bending. Apply heat, or just use a BFH??.
I would really apprecitate any help on this problem, my drivers side door fit is just horrible.
Thanks,
Wayne C.
1953 5 window 3100.
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