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    86 glh omni door opening problems

    3 of the 4 doors don't open from the outside, and the driver side door needs to be pushed in then lifted to open

    both front doors seem to sag.. guessing the hinge needs to be rebuilt.. and both sides the pin the latch hits looks like someone took a hacksaw and notched it..

    i need some insight on what the common problems are, any instructions would be greatly appreciated (never worked on locks/doors before)

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    Re: 86 glh omni door opening problems

    The doors were probably replaced at one time and they unsuccessfully tried to line up old hinges with the new ones.

    L Body door hinge halves are welded onto the door as well as onto the car at the factory. The only way to take the door off is to knock out the two hinge pins holding it on.

    The issue comes up when you take a door from car A and try to put it onto car B. No two sets of hinges were welded in the same place, so when you swap on the new door, it rarely fits. There used to be tool kits available to bend and force the doors to somewhat fit. The odds of finding one of these kits is very slim. Not a big deal, because they only worked on door that were only slightly off.

    The only way to get the doors to fit correctly is to cut the hinges off and weld on new ones in the correct spot. It's a big job.

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