Door hits when closing

[a69vette]

When the car is on the ground, the door hits the body when it closes. If I have the car up on jacks, there is a (aprox.) 1/4" even gap all the way around. Any ideas what is causing this?

Thanks,
Rick

 

[tazdevl35]

Check the door hinge pins as gm cars ARE prone to wear them out to the weight of the doors.....just a hunch..these are the pins in the front of the doors



TAZ

 

[Eric]

Rick,

I agree with what has already been said but curiosity begs a couple of questions. Did it do this when it first arrived from NY or is this a new occurance. Is your garage floor level? Does it do it regardless of how/where the car is parked so long as it's not jacked up? Reason I ask is that the 71 never scraped but if I had it parked nose first and left it in the driveway the passenger door was a pain to shut but was fine just about anywhere else. Again, this was an issue of flex.

BTW, nice new photos you have there! Sorry for staying off-topic but are you taking her to the NCRS Winter Regionals in January?

 

[a69vette]

Did it do this when it first arrived from NY or is this a new occurance.

I don't belive that it was like this when it came. I have had several things happen since I started "driving" the car.

Is your garage floor level?

Yes.

Does it do it regardless of how/where the car is parked so long as it's not jacked up?

As soon as I start jacking the car and about 80% of the weight is on the jack (not the tire), I have the proper gap.

And the door pins are OK.

I've been looking at the body mount just in front of the rear wheel. If a shim can go in there, would it produce the correct result? Is this a job that "I" want to do? How much would a shop charge? I love working on the car, but this might be one that is more than I can handle. NOW, if Chirs (69MyWay) lived south about 200 miles, I would be in GREAT shape!

are you taking her to the NCRS Winter Regionals in January?

Good question. I emailed the state chapter, and NEVER heard from them. I don't remember who you contacted, but they didn't contact me either. So I don't know.

 

[Vette/Berlina-coupe]

F-R-M...

-If your Chassis-frame is sound, then your FactoryRepairManual is quite beneficial toward correcting this condition; -and best remove the Door/Striker-bolt so that you can better evaluate what is happening under various conditions; --plus with the door open about 8-inches, try muscling the door-end up&down to reveal if you've hinge-wear or simply a loose-hinge mounting...
~Bob vH