how to fix collapsed door on CQ without buying a new, expensive hinges from Audi..
03-24-2006, 09:44 AM
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how to fix collapsed door on CQ without buying a new, expensive hinges from Audi..
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03-24-2006, 10:08 AM
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EEK!... there's a threaded bushing behind those bolts...
Under the aft facing bolts there is a 12mm threaded bushing. You can screw these in/out to adjust door height. A small adjustment range I'll admit but it was more than enough to fix my door sag, 1/4" where the door meets the quarter panel.
It helps to have a Bentley and a friend to hold the door. Get a short socket and a 3/8" universal or swivel to get to those outer bolts.
Don't forget after you've got the door adjusted correctly, often you have to adjust the height of the window. Done inside the door panel with a 12pt adjuster on the window regulator, there is one on the back and the front is adjusted via cable placement. It's all pretty intuitive once you get inside the door.
Exhaust your options before floor jacking the door, good grief!
It helps to have a Bentley and a friend to hold the door. Get a short socket and a 3/8" universal or swivel to get to those outer bolts.
Don't forget after you've got the door adjusted correctly, often you have to adjust the height of the window. Done inside the door panel with a 12pt adjuster on the window regulator, there is one on the back and the front is adjusted via cable placement. It's all pretty intuitive once you get inside the door.
Exhaust your options before floor jacking the door, good grief!
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03-24-2006, 10:51 AM
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LOL I'm sure you had nightmares in your head thinking he meant bending the door
up with the jack!
The funny thing is that this is how they adjust doors in modern US assembly plants. I did a lot of work at the Cadillac assembly plant just outside Detroit where they were building the Deville and the body guys would look at the door and see if the gaps were good. If it needed adjustment they would open the door and apply brute force in the required direction. They beat on the deck lid hinges with rubber mallets to get them aligned properly. This is just one more reason that I own a German car. I've seen how they build the supposed best of American cars.
The funny thing is that this is how they adjust doors in modern US assembly plants. I did a lot of work at the Cadillac assembly plant just outside Detroit where they were building the Deville and the body guys would look at the door and see if the gaps were good. If it needed adjustment they would open the door and apply brute force in the required direction. They beat on the deck lid hinges with rubber mallets to get them aligned properly. This is just one more reason that I own a German car. I've seen how they build the supposed best of American cars.