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Front Cover Page 2 - Introduction To The Booklet Page 3 - Why Good Door Fits Are Important Page 4 - What Is A Proper Door Fit & Deciding On Needed Correction Page 5 - How To Feel For A Good Door Fit Page 6 - How The Hinge Is Built To Help In Door Fitting Page 7 - Door Latch & Striker Details Page 8 - Built-In Door Adjustments: To Center The Door In The Opening Page 9 - How To Move The Door With The Hinges In Position Page 10 - How To Raise The Door Straight Up Page 11 - How To Raise Just The Rear Edge Of The Door & Final Striker Adjustment Page 12 - How To Adjust The Door If It Is Too Close To The Hinge Pillar Page 13 - How To Adjust The Door If It Is Too Far From The Hinge Pillar Page 14 - How To Make A Door Fit Flush With Adjacent Body Panels Page 15 - Other Methods To Get A Door To Fit Properly Page 16 - How To Square The Door Page 17 - Another Block Adjustment To Doors Page 18 - How To Spring Hammer To Correct Door Contour Page 19 - More On Spring Hammering Page 20 - Bending The Door To Correct Its Contour Page 21 - More On Bending The Body Contour Page 22 - Spooning To Correct Door Contour Page 23 - Aligning Door Contour Page 24 - Aligning The Deck Lid & Lock and Striker Adjustments Page 25 - More On Trunk Lock & Striker Adjustments Page 26 - One Deck Lid Alignment Method Page 27 - A Second Deck Lid Adjustment Page 28 - Two Other Deck Lid Adjustments Page 29 - Adjustable Features Of The Hood Page 30 - Hood Adjustment Diagnosis Page 31 - More About Hood-Fitting & Hood Gaps Page 32 - Evening Up Hood Spaces Page 33 - More On Evening Up Hood Spaces Page 34 - Conclusions Page 35 - Booklet Questionnaire Back Cover
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