Chrysler 2000 LHS Owner's Manual page 1401

23 - 50 BODY
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 42 Front Door and Hinge
1 – UPPER HINGE
2 – DOUBLE ENDED STUD
3 – FRONT DOOR
4 – CHECK STRAP
5 – DOOR WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR
6 – DOUBLE ENDED STUD
7 – LOWER HINGE
(4) Install bolt and nut attaching lower hinge to
door end frame.
(5) Verify door alignment and operation.
(6) Connect door wire harness to instrument panel
wire harness.
(7) Attach check strap.
(8) Align door to achieve equal spacing to sur-
rounding body panels. Panels should be flush across
all gaps. If door needs to be aligned (damages or
hinge replacement) and can not be achieved, may be
necessary to remove the double ended stud and
replaced it with a bolt. This may allow extra move-
ment to achieve the proper alignment.
FRONT DOOR HINGE
REMOVAL
(1) Mark location of hinge on hinge pillar.
(2) Remove bolt and nut attaching hinge to front
door.
(3) Remove bolts attaching hinge to hinge pillar
(Fig. 43).
(4) Remove hinge from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place hinge in position on vehicle.
Fig. 43 Front Door Hinges
1 – FRONT OPENING
2 – UPPER HINGE
3 – DOOR WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR
4 – LOWER HINGE
5 – CHECK STRAP
(2) Install bolt and nut attaching hinge to hinge
pillar. Tighten the hinge bolt to 28 N·m (250 in lbs.)
torque.
(3) Install bolt and nut attaching hinge to front
door. Tighten the hinge bolt and nut to 28 N·m (250
in lbs.) torque. If the double ended stub is removed
or replaced tighten the stud to 14 N·m (120 in. lbs.)
torque.
(4) Verify door alignment and operation, adjust as
necessary.
DOOR HINGE DOUBLE ENDED STUD
REMOVAL
(1) Remove door hinge.
(2) To remove double ended stud, double nut stud
and back stud out of door frame. If stud is broken,
use locking pliers on the shoulder of the double
ended stud and back stud out of door frame (Fig. 44).
INSTALLATION
NOTE: Replacement hinge studs have thread sealer
on threads. When reusing original studs, use
Mopar Lock and Seal Adhesive or equivalent on
stud threads.
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