Patent ID: 8713778
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: B23P,E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for mounting and adjusting a vehicle door rotatably connected to a vehicle body by upper and lower door hinges, each hinge having a body-side arm and a door-side arm, each arm having at least one hinge hole, the body-side and door-side arms connected for rotation relative to each other, comprising: positioning the body-side arm to the vehicle body and the door-side arm to the vehicle door and aligning the hinge holes of the body-side and door-side arms to corresponding receiving holes on the vehicle body and the vehicle door; inserting cam bolts into at least one aligned pair of the hinge holes and the receiving holes to temporarily mount the vehicle door while allowing movement of the vehicle door relative to the vehicle body; adjusting the vehicle door to a desired position relative to the vehicle body by rotating the cam bolts; and inserting first mounting bolts into at least one empty aligned pair of the hinge holes and the receiving holes and replacing the cam bolts with the second mounting bolts to secure the desired position of the vehicle door relative to the vehicle body.