Door Gap Adjustment Tool

In the door and hardware industry we would effectively call this rebending technique closing the swedging of a hinge or closing the gap.

Door gap adjustment tool.

A door rarely fits 100 perfect first time and it will need to be adjusted in some way. The door gap adjusters consist of two sets metal plates that clamp onto either side of the door opening where the seals go connected by a treaded rod thus making it adjustable. The bracing tool uses the same set of plates as the door gap adjuster which clamps onto a seam under the dash pad connected by a threaded rod to and a piece of angle. After i get the door swinging properly i adjust the hinges so that there is a consistent gap between the door and the jamb.

After the front subframe radiator support and fenders are installed we ll adjust fender to door gap. Before you shave off part of the edge of the door to make the gap bigger try adjusting the door hinges to see if that fixes the problem. Patience is a critical tool when lining up panels. If the gap between the door and frame is almost nonexistent you may have trouble closing and opening your door without it getting stuck.

More often than not when hanging doors they won t initially open and close perfectly and the margins are uneven you want an even gap between the door and frame all the way around. Any flaws or uneven edges on the. Examine the gap between the unhinged side of your door and the frame. Rather than struggle with a hole in the wrong spot i simply tap in a plug and drill the hole where i want it.