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Good photos, thanks Frank. Hey if you don't mind me asking, around how much does a weld job like that cost?
my door is sagging too. Just trying to get a handle on what I may be facing.
thanks
John
I took the inside door cover off for him, an easy 15 min job, but it still cost me around £200 uk. He removed the actual door from the frame. As you can imagine welding this was not an easy thing to do.
Glad things are better Frank. However, most of that crack is quite old and no doubt was the cause of your original sagging problem. It's easy to see though, the "extra" tears added when you did try lifting the door. I lifted my doors about six years ago, with no further need of tweaks since then, so the lesson here is: Before someone tries to lift their doors, they should definitely check around the hinges to make sure that the sagging isn't caused by existing cracks in the frame or door itself.
Glad things are better Frank. However, most of that crack is quite old and no doubt was the cause of your original sagging problem. It's easy to see though, the "extra" tears added when you did try lifting the door. I lifted my doors about six years ago, with no further need of tweaks since then, so the lesson here is: Before someone tries to lift their doors, they should definitely check around the hinges to make sure that the sagging isn't caused by existing cracks in the frame or door itself.
Good post. THANKS!
I tried lifting the door a couple of times, as reply above, then I took the photos. The photos you see I took after the door was removed. When the weather gets a bit warmer here in the UK I will have another go at hinge adjustment.
Your right about checking the doors before you try lifting, but its not easy to do. Hence my suggestion of using your phone to photograph around corners.
Here's how I adjusted mine. After reading the above referenced post, Decided not to try just lifting, as it might tear the material. Pretty easy fix- only took about 15 minutes. Fix still going strong so far.
Somebody did finally mention it, but this door jam bar is a great tool to buy. I have fixed every truck door in my family with it, very easy. Here is what it looks like in use The pin isn't designed for this 1966 GM door, but it still worked great to make the doors close without catching on the bottom panel.
That's an interesting tool, but it still achieves the same effect as the simplest fix many of us use. Just place a piece of wood along the bottom of the door and jack it up a bit. Lower the jack, check alignment, repeat if necessary. I've never had to use this technique more than once on any car I've owned - including the XKR. That tool also applies all of it's pressure to one very finite location. Although unlikely, the chance of warping the door is greater than just lifting the entire door bottom.
