Mitsubishi Evolution X. Manual - part 502

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ON-VEHICLE SERVICE

DOOR FIT ADJUSTMENT

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Required Special Tools:

• MB990211: Slide Hammer

• MB990243: Body Puller

• MB990900 or MB991164: Door Adjusting Wrench

• MB990939: Brass Bar

CAUTION

• Do not rotate special tool MB991164 with a torque of 

over 98 N

⋅ m (72 ft-lb).

1. When the clearance between the door and the body is 

uneven

(1) Apply protective tape to the fender around the hinge 

installation position and door edge.

(2) Remove the splash shield front <Front door only> (Refer 

to GROUP 42A, Splash Shield 

P.42A-13

).

(3) Remove the center pillar trim, lower <Rear door only> 

(Refer to GROUP 52A, Interior Trim 

P.52A-11

).

MB991223 Harness set

a: MB991219 Test 

harness

b: MB991220 LED 

harness

c: MB991221 LED 

harness adapter

d: MB991222 Probe

General service tools

Making voltage and 
resistance measurement 
during troubleshooting

a: Connector pin contact 

pressure inspection

b: Power circuit inspection
c: Power circuit inspection
d: Commercial tester 

connection

MB992006
Extra fine probe

−

Making voltage and 
resistance measurement 
during troubleshooting

Tool

Tool number and name Supersession

Application

MB991223

a

d

c

b

DO NOT USE

BF

MB992006

AB

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(4) Use special tool MB990900 or MB991164 to loosen the 

hinge mounting bolts on the body side, and then adjust 
the clearance around the door so that it is uniform on all 
sides.

(5) Move the door to adjust until the clearance around the 

door is even.

2. When the door is not flush with the vehicle body surface.

(1) Loosen the door-side hinge mounting bolts.

NOTE: The non-adjusting bolts have been installed as a 
factory setting. To adjust the levelling of the door, replace 
them with the adjusting bolts (MU001031).

(2) Move the door to adjust so that the door is flush with the 

vehicle body.

(3) Tighten the door-side door hinge mounting bolt to the 

specified torque.

Tightening torque: 26 

± 6 N⋅ m (19 ± 5 ft-lb)

3. If the door is stiff to lock and unlock:

(1) Adjustment using the striker (toward the inside of the 

vehicle and vertical direction)
Install a temporary bolt instead of the striker mounting 
bolt, and use special tool MB990939 and a hammer to 
tap the bolt in the desired direction.

AC000592

MB990900

or

MB991164

AH

AC508112AD

Door hinge

Bolt

Bolt

AC508102

AC507757

AC507758

<Non adjustable bolt>

<Adjusting bolt
(MU001031)>

AC

AC006109AK

MB990939

Striker

Temporary

bolts

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(2) Adjustment by using the striker (toward the outside of the 

vehicle)
Use special tools MB990211 and MB990243 to pull the 
striker toward the outside of the vehicle.

AC006110AE

MB990211

MB990243

Striker

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DOOR WINDOW GLASS ADJUSTMENT

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Check that the door glass operates smoothly and moves along 
the door glass run channel when the door window glass is fully 
raised and fully lowered. If there is a problem, adjust by the fol-
lowing procedure.
1. Remove the door trim assembly (Refer to GROUP 52A 

− 

Door Trim 

P.52A-15

).

2. Remove the waterproof film (Refer to 

P.42A-136

).

3. Remove the grommet from the adjusting hole <Vehicles with 

9 speakers (Rockford Fosgate 

® premium sound system)>.

4. Remove the power window switch from the removed door 

trim, and connect it to the connector, then set the channel 
guide mounting bolt to the adjusting hole. (Refer to 

P.42A-124

).

5. Raise the door window glass and loosen the channel guide 

mounting bolts to adjust tilting up/down of the glass.

AC609207

AC608533

AC608532

AC

Grommet

Adjusting hole

Channel guide 

mounting bolts

Channel guide mounting bolts

<Front door>

AC609208

AC608534

AC608531

AC

Grommet

Adjusting hole

Channel guide mounting bolts

<Rear door>