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On 5 Jul 2004 at 9:50, Scott Taylor wrote: > The hinges are screwed into captive anchor plates inside the pillar > that allow some movement for door alignment. By tightening the screws > you're essentially clamping the inner hinge pillar sheet metal between > the hinge and the anchor plate. The only possibilities I can think of > the would still allow movement when everything is tightened are > stripped screw or anchor threads or rust inside the hinge pillar. Or flexing of the sheet metal that makes up the A Pillar? Sounds like an even better reason to make sure that the hinge is free moving. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org