Hey all,
My rear door has started dragging on the left side bottom of the plastic molding/lip thing.
How do I adjust my door angle? I've adjust side doors, but never a rear.
TIA

 

theres a little wiggle room at the bolts for the hinges, but it's more likely that one of your hinges is actually broken....this happened to me

 

BINGO! I have the same issue and we determined that the hinges are bent. Most likely the previous owner opened the door on an incline and the door flew open and bent the hinges. That's a heavy door with the spare attached to it. Yes, you can try adjusting the hinges or even shimming them but my plan is to replace them. Seems like a fairly common problem if you search the forums.

 

if the car has a rear ladder, someone was swinging on it while the door was open.

 

So is the first attempt to loosen the bolts, hold it up, and tighten the bolts? I'm curious because mine has gotten a little hard to open and close... I have a very heavy tire on the back.

 

I have had the rear door hing replaced, but now there is no seal at the top of the door. Water freely flows in...

Can the hinges be loosened and door adjusted? Apreciate any guidance / help.

Cheers!!

 

It can indeed! It's a little difficult though, you'll want a second person or a hi-lift jack and a board.

 

This is good stuff. The upper left corner area of my rear cargo door clearly has some gap and allows water in during a heavy rain of car wash. I will check my hinges hopefully it's an easy fix.

 

I used some shims on the hinges to get my rear door aligned. Yes, I have a rear ladder and no doubt someone before me climbed up the ladder when the door was open. kids...Ultimately, I'll have to install the new hinges that I bought. That's a spring project along with other body items.

 

So how did you adjust the other doors? I tried the directions in RAVE but didn't allow enough play to adjust the rear of the door upwards enough to make a difference.