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2000 Camry LE driver Door

Over the past couple months, I've noticed that the driver's door on my

2000 Camry LE has started to sag. The gap between it and the quarter panel is uneven (Starts wide at the top and gets smaller as you go down) and if you are looking at it from the outside, the chrome trim from the front to back door doesn't line up. Also the top of the door doesn't match the rear. I tried pulling up on the door and there seems to be quite a bit of 'play' in how high the door can go. I tried looking for an adjustment screw or something on the bottom hinge but couldn't really find anything. The door still operates fine but I don't want it to get any worse as the front quarter panel is getting pretty close. If there is anyone out there who has heard of this or has had this happen, a response would be greatly appreciated.
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camryguy
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The hinges are either worn or their mounting bolts have loosened. At that age it probably needs new hinges if it's been used a lot. Check the bolts first.

Reply to
Leftie

Huh? A 10 year old car, and a Toyota at that should not suffer from sagging door hinges unless you have been stressing it by hanging on the open door. My 1995 Camry doesn't sag. I'd bet on the bolts working loose.

Reply to
spsffan

Ours aren't loose either, but if they get rusty and aren't oiled they go in a couple of years.

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Leftie

Well, the hinges seem to be firmly attached to both the car and the door, its within the hinge that there seems to be alot of play, where the pin that connects both pieces of the hinge together. There doesn't appear to be any rust on the the hinge mechanism but also appears well greased. The car has 210,000 kms on it, but I have only owned it for the past 30,000kms. I'll keep an update to see if the problem is getting worse or if it has stabilized.

Reply to
camryguy

Sometimes you get a bad pin that just wears too fast. Or it may have gotten rust on the pin only, and it was greased after it started to wear and sag.

Reply to
Leftie

Car door hinges have a hardened steel pin which runs in 2 sintered bronze bushes in the hinge itself./ If there is significant door drop, these bushes are prolly stuffed.

Jason

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Jason James

Here ya go,

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've done this with several cars. And on some really bad cases I've opened the door about 9 inches maybe a foot and placed a 4x4 or maybe a 2x4 block under the latch end of the door, being careful not bend the lip of the door or damage the seal, and raised it with a floor jack to force the door back up so it will align properly. Go easy when doing this and take small steps until it is back in alignment. You should find that it will close a lot easier when it is aligned. If you aren't sure about this take it to a body shop and they should be able to "stess" it back into proper position in just a few minutes. If the latch was adjusted down as the door settled you will need to raise the latch when the door is raised.

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FatterDumber& Happier Moe

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