Subaru 1600 Service Manual page 635

To properly make the in-and-out and
alignment adjustments, proceed as
follows:
CD
Up-and-down adjustment (shown
by "a" in the figure above)
Move the rear skirt end of hinge
up or down.
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Fore-and-aft adjustment (shown
by "b")
Move the rear gate side of hinge
forward or backward.
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Left-and-right adjustment (shown
by "c")
Move the rear gate end of hinge
left or right.
Torque
(Bolts of
hinges)
13 - 23 N·m
(1.3 - 2.3 kg-m,
9 - 17 ft-Ib)
A24-763
Fig. 14-133 Up-and-down adjustment
Frontward/backward
adjustment
adjustment
A24-764
Fig. 14-134 Fore-and-aft and left-
and-right adjustments
BODY
NOTE:
After hinge has been properly posi-
tioned, use touch-up paint where
necessary.
2) Carefully close rear gate until
striker contacts latch, then check and
adjust striker as follows:
a. Check striker to see if it is posi-
tioned in the center of the notch in
latch. If not, move striker up or
down until correct adjustment is
made.
Equal in
length
Fig. 14-135
A24-759
b. Add or remove spacer(s) until the
lateral clearance between striker's
flange and claw is within the speci-
fied range as indicated in the figure
below.
Fig. 14-136
Torque
(Striker)
A24-760
32 - 42 N'm
(3.3 - 4.3
kg-m,
24 - 31 ft-Ib)
14-40
• Latch
1) Replacement
1) Detach covers of rear gate.
2) Remove screws connecting rods to
levers.
3) Remove latch along with rod by
removing 2 bolts.
4)
Install (new) latch.
Torque
5.4 - 9.3 N·m
(0.55 - 0.95 kg-m,
4.0- 6.9
ft-Ib)
5) Connect rods to levers with screws
according to next "Adjustment".
Torque
3 - 6 N·m
(0.3 - 0.6
kg-m,
2.2 -
4.3
ft-Ib)
6)
Attach covers as before.
2) Adjustment
1)
Position claw of latch into lock
condition by pushing the claw with
screwdriver.
A24-758
Fig. 14-137
2) In this condition, properly con-
nect rods to levers with screws.
Do not pull rod excessively.
NOTE:
Before shutting rear gate, confirm that
latch is unlocked by operating outer
handle.