Patent ID: 7100258

Claim:
A method for setting gap dimensions between a movable flap of an automotive vehicle and a surrounding body of that vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: a) initially fitting the flap and holding the flap in a roughly adjusted installation position in alignment with the body; b) suctioning the flap against a mechanical stop using a pneumatic suctioning device, said mechanical stop being fixed relative to the surrounding body but freely pivotable about an axis of rotation; c) finely adjusting the flap by pivoting said mechanical stop to achieve predetermined gap dimensions; and d) movably fixing the flap to the body following step c), wherein a fixed relation of said mechanical stop to the surrounding body is obtained by supporting said mechanical stop on at least one first support point on the surrounding body and on at least one second support point on the flap, wherein, viewed in a direction substantially perpendicular to a surface extension of the flap, said axis of rotation is thereby disposed between said first and said second support points.