idosubaru Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 If I manually lift up on the door or look for play, I don't see anything out of the ordinary. No play, no noises, no obvious wear points. But both of my XT6 doors seem to "sag" - they are harder to close and open than they should be, like they're not hitting the striker square. There's no rust. Which is more common: a hinge issue, striker issue, or inside the door mechanism issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosens Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 (edited) Those doors are long and heavy and have to take the stress as opposed to the vehicle structure. My first thought. But of course to review that may pull on the hinge at the structure side more so. That registered as a non answer but I’ll stick with the door side. Been ages since I’ve owned one of those wedges. And I don’t have the parts catalog or I’d take a look at those hinges. Edited November 9, 2023 by moosens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88SubGL Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 If you don’t feel any play in the hinges, then it’s probably the door adjustment. Long doors can be a pain that way. I did paint and body work for years and when I first started, my uncle who started doing bodywork when they still used lead, taught me how to adjust them. Take a short piece of 2x4 and place it 6-8 inches from the front of the door jam, between the rocker and the door, and kind of push up as close the door against the 2x4. Do it two or three times and check and see if there’s any improvement. Don’t go crazy with the pressure. Used to have to do this on ‘70’s Chevy’s, there hinges were welded to the body, no bolts to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 On 11/9/2023 at 6:55 PM, moosens said: Those doors are long and heavy and have to take the stress as opposed to the vehicle structure. My first thought. But of course to review that may pull on the hinge at the structure side more so. That registered as a non answer but I’ll stick with the door side. Been ages since I’ve owned one of those wedges. And I don’t have the parts catalog or I’d take a look at those hinges. This guy knows. They are long doors. Electric window hardware for more weight get. ilk check again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydube Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 How about bent frame from going airborne? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch de la Brat Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 11/10/2023 at 4:02 PM, idosubaru said: This guy knows. They are long doors. Electric window hardware for more weight get. ilk check again. Ok, so I had a similar issue in my '86 XT Turbo. The driver's side door wouldn't align perfectly. Part of the door shutting issue came from the door trim catching the upper corner of the door glass. In addition to the door sag. It was a weird conglomeration of door sag but the upper corner sticking high enough to interfere. It came from the door and sunroof creating a combination of sag and upward angle. Might be worth a look. Twitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 5 hours ago, Twitch de la Brat said: Ok, so I had a similar issue in my '86 XT Turbo. The driver's side door wouldn't align perfectly. Part of the door shutting issue came from the door trim catching the upper corner of the door glass. In addition to the door sag. It was a weird conglomeration of door sag but the upper corner sticking high enough to interfere. It came from the door and sunroof creating a combination of sag and upward angle. Might be worth a look. Twitch What did you do to fix it? Im nearly positive mine is sag. I can hear it hitting the striker low and doesn’t appear to be any interference around the edges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 On 1/30/2024 at 4:00 PM, scoobydube said: How about bent frame from going airborne? Well…maybe the miles of rough gravel roads daily commute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch de la Brat Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 14 hours ago, idosubaru said: What did you do to fix it? Im nearly positive mine is sag. I can hear it hitting the striker low and doesn’t appear to be any interference around the edges. Lol, I got rid of the car But mine was also trim catching on the top rear corner of the window. Twitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 10 hours ago, Twitch de la Brat said: Lol, I got rid of the car But mine was also trim catching on the top rear corner of the window. Twitch Yeah I have seen (and heard, CLICk!) the trim do that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydube Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 The fix is to jack up the car at the hinges with both front and rear wheels off of the ground. Then put one person on the front bumper and one on the rear bumper area, and bounce the car until you bend the frame back to where it used to be. Do only a little bit of bouncing at a time, and then recheck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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