The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot Big Bolts Door alignment, Why so hard!!??

Hello large truck friends. I am in the process of aligning my doors. I have the driver side adjusted nicly. Closes well, tight etc. The passenger on the otherhand is becoming a real pain. My hinges are good and tight, no wallowing in the bushings etc. My door latches are good, not all worn and clapped out. I have heard from some oldtimers that the cab gets "sprung" from hauling very heavy loads out of the fields. If thats so why does my driverside work so well? Or is this just some good old fashoned chatting folklore at the feed mill. Thanks for all responses in advance.

I had to heat and bend the hinges on my 46 1/2 ton to get the doors to line up just right. sometimes it takes a little tweeking since there was no real adjustments on those old doors.

Beewrangler,

I would classify the 'sprung cab' theory as 'BEE-S'. As you questioned, how come one side and not the other.

I have enclosed a link to "chuckthetruck's" site. He has a small drawing showing how to bend and tweek hinges to overcome specific alignment problems.

I have followed them and my doors came out pretty good. It's a art, so don't get frustrated right off the bat. Good luck.

http://www.chuckthetruck.com/page20.html

Stuart

Try this:

But a short length of 1X4 between the door and the cab down by the kick panel. GENTLY close the door on it. This will bend the door back up where it should be.

Beewrangler

I haven't had the cab spring out of shape, but the doors themselves certainly can.

Not meaning to state the obvious, but it's key to pin-point exactly where the actual fault(s) lie & work on them specifically, or you can spend hours of work in frustration, without progress.

Ken

wrangler, if it's the 46 yer havin trouble with, check the cab mounting blocks for deterioration and the springy rear ones for difference side to side

and good luck avoiding that sudden hive collapse stuff

Bill