Chevrolet 10 Series 1970 Service Manual page 91

the hinge s tra p s -to -d o o r panel and at the hinge ca ge-to-
p illa r. B e fo re adjustment is made on any door, how ever,
the s trik e r plate should be rem oved.
m oved fo r e , aft, up and down at the hinge p illa r and the
door also can be m oved in or out at the h in ge-to-d oor
panel. H ow ever, in o rd e r to adjust the door assem bly at
the body hinge p illa r it is n ecessa ry to use sp ecial door
hinge bolt wrench T o o l J - 22585 (F ig . 34). M ove door as
req u ired and tighten bolts.
The door should have a norm al clearan ce of 5/32"
around the en tire outer lip of door except at the bottom
wh ere it should be 1/4" fro m the door s ill.
The door should be adjusted in the opening so the edge
o f the door a cross the top and also at the lock side is
p a ra lle l with the body opening as n early as p ossible.
Tighten bolts to 20-25 ft. lbs. a fte r adjustment and r e ­
place and adjust the door s trik e r plate as outlined under
D oor S trik e r P la te.
REAR D O O R S -P A N E L A N D SUBURBAN
(Refer to Figures 3 5, 3 6 and 4 0 )
D O O R LOCK A N D STRIKER (Refer to Fig. 3 7 )
NOTE: A l l door lock s trik e r parts, including
shim s and bolts, are im portant attaching parts
in that they could a ffec t the p erform an ce of vita l
components and system s, and/or could resu lt in
m a jo r re p a ir expense.
with parts of the sam e p art numbers o r with
F ig . 3 5 —Rear Doors (R .H .)— Panel Truck
The door can be
They must be rep laced
equivalent parts if replacem ent becom e nec­
essary. Do not use replacem ent parts of le s s e r
F ig . 3 6 —Rear Door In s ta lla tio n Panel and Suburban
BODY IB-13
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