Door, Adjusting
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Wrench - Door Adjusting:3320
- Wrench - Door Adjusting - Box Wrench:3320/2
- Torque Wrench, 6-50Nm:VAG 1331A
- Cylinder Head Bolt Socket:3410
- Adjustment Gauge:3371
- Trim Removal Wedge:3409
The adjustment is only for the left front door. The adjustment for the right front door is identical.
The vehicle must be resting on its wheels in order to adjust the front door.
The front door is properly adjusted when there is an overall even gap dimension when closed. It is not too far inward or outward. And the contours align.
Checking the gap dimensions.
Perform corrosion protection measures on the hinges and the bolts after assembling or adjusting.
Gap Dimensions, Adjusting
For correct gap dimension adjustment, screws -2-, -3-, -5-, and -6- at the A-pillar must be loosened.
-- For the bolt -3-, loosen and lower the driver side fuse box. Refer to RELAY AND FUSE PANELS IN E-BOX, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- For the bolt -3-, the glove compartment on the front passenger side must be removed. Refer to GLOVE COMPARTMENT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- The A-pillar lower trim panel must be removed for bolt -6-. Refer to A-PILLAR GAP COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Flush Dimension Adjustment
The bolts -4- and -5- must be loosened in order to correctly adjust the flush dimension.
Use the Wrench - Door Adjusting:3320 with the respective bit for this.
Other measures, such as aligning the front door upward, are not effective. Later pressure will cause the front door to sag again.
Adjust the striker. Refer to STRIKER, ADJUSTING .
After replacing the A-pillar, the other tightening specification must be observed. Refer to OVERVIEW - DOOR .
Tightening Specifications
Hinges. Refer to OVERVIEW - DOOR .