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Leon Mk2

Front door - adjusting
   
Front door - adjusting
Special tools and workshop equipment required
t  Torque wrench kit -SAT 8010-
t  Jointed spanner -T20042-
t  Measuring tool -U 40807-

  Note
For precise adjustment of the front door, check that, with the door closed, all the tolerances are acceptable by means of the gauge -U 40807- → Rep. gr.00.
   
–  Remove the front wheel housing → Chapter.
–  To correctly adjust the tolerances of the front door, loosen the bolts -2-, -8-, -11- and -12- on strut A with the wrench -T20042-.
–  To be able to reach the screw -12-, the cross member of the dash panel must be removed → Removing and installing the cross member; Rep. gr.70.
–  To be able to reach the screw -11-, the bottom trim of the A-pillar must be removed → Removing and installing the bottom trim of the A-pillar; Rep. gr.70.
–  To make the front door level against the front wing, loosen bolts -5-, -9- and -10-.
Adjust the slip plate .
  Note
Ensure that the lock catch is adjusted so that the front door closes flush with the rear door.

   
–  Loosen mounting bolts -2- for striker plate-1-.
  E57-10002
–  Adjust laterally as shown with -arrow 1- and -arrow 2-.
–  Move the slip plate until the door is on a level with the contour of the chassis.
–  If the adjustment is correct, the slip must enter the door lock centred.
–  Check the spacings → Rep. gr.00
  E57-10003

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