Van door has dropped.

patman99

Hi,
I need some advice on adjusting the drivers door on a Convoy. It has dropped 3mm, and when it rains, the water pours in through the gap at the top.

Does anyone know how to fix this?.

Hintza

Why has it dropped? Have you checked for any loose bolts on the hinges? You need to find out the cause then decide if it is worth yourwhile trying to repair or should you get a professional to look at it.

If it was me I would be checking those and if required loosening those of shifting door up and retightening. You will need at least two of you (or blocks to support weight of door). This is the easy one and you shouldn't really go wrong (famous last words)

But has someone been swinging on the door and hinges are bent? You probably don't want to do this bit I would probably be dropping the door on some blocks to straighten.

anewman

If it had dropped that much I wonder if the latch and lock mechanism would still work.

vaio

The traditional method assuming the hinges & lock aren’t loose is to use a trolley jack and block of wood to gently and slowly lift it.

A scaffold board on the sill and under the door works too

Hintza

vaio wrote: »

The traditional method assuming the hinges & lock aren’t loose is to use a trolley jack and block of wood to gently and slowly lift it.

A scaffold board on the sill and under the door works too

You have explained it better than me.

vaio

It's probably easier to do than explain

patman99

Cheers, I will try the methods above. The door had the gap in it when I bought it off Ebay. It was ex-Royal Mail, so probably had some fat postie from Braintree swinging him/herself in/out of the cab on it.

Am off Friday, so if weather is ok, will give it a go then with help from my mate.
Will report back.

vaio

Obviously everything I’ve said assumes it’s a hinged door not sliding