Mitsubishi Galant (2004+). Manual - part 27

BOLTED PANEL FIT AND ADJUSTMENT

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REFERENCE MATERIAL

8-3

ADJUSTMENT OF HOOD HEIGHT

Turn the hood dumper until its height is as shown. If the hood 
height is still not even at the left and right sides, turn the hood 
dumper further until the hood height is even.
NOTE: Turning a new hood dumper one full turn will 
increase/decrease the hood height by approximately 3 mm (0.1 
inch). 

DOOR

M4080006000160

ADJUSMENT OF DOOR FIT

Required Special Tools:

•

MB990211: Slide Hammer

•

MB990243: Body Puller

•

MB990900 or MB991164: Door adjusting Wrench

•

MB990939: Brass Bar

CAUTION

•

Attach protection tape to the fender and door edges 
where the hinge is installed.

•

Do not rotate special tool MB991164 with a torque of 
over 98 N

⋅

m (72 ft-lb).

1. 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.

Door hinge mounting bolt tightening torque: 27 

±

 5 

N

⋅

m (20 

±

 4 ft-lb)

AC205081

AC205082

AC205810

SECTION A – A

A

A

HOOD DAMPER

AC

UNITS: mm (in)

17 ± 0.5

(0.7 ± 0.02)

AC000592

MB990900

OR

MB991164

AB

BOLTED PANEL FIT AND ADJUSTMENT

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REFERENCE MATERIAL

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2. If a door is not flush with its surrounding panels, loosen the 

door-side door hinge mounting bolts and adjust the door as 
necessary.

Door hinge mounting bolt body side tightening 
torque: 21 

±

 4 N

⋅

m (16 

±

 2 ft-lb)

NOTE: If the door hinge mounting bolt washers are welded, 
grind off the welding according to the procedure below 
beforehand.

.

a. Remove the door hinge.
b. Use a chisel or grinder to release the door hinge mount-

ing bolt washers, which is welded to the door hinge.

c. On completion, paint the affected area with touch-up 

paint to prevent corrosion.

d. Install the door hinge.

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

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

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

(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.

(3) Adjustment by using shims (forward and rearward)

Increase or decrease the number of shims so that the 
striker engages with the door latch properly.

Door striker mounting bolt door side tightening 
torque: 24 

±

 3 N

⋅

m (18 

±

 2 ft-lb)

AC206498

WASHER

BOLT

WASHER

DOOR HINGE

AD

WELD POINT

WELD POINT

AB301529AB

TEMPORARY

BOLTS

STRIKER

MB990939

AC006110

STRIKER

MB990211

MB990243

AB

AC006111AB

SHIM

STRIKER

BOLTED PANEL FIT AND ADJUSTMENT

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REFERENCE MATERIAL

8-5

TRUNK LID

M4080017000034

ADJUSTMENT OF CLEARANCE AROUND TRUNK 
LID

Loosen the trunk lid hinge mounting bolt and nut, and move the 
trunk lid panel assembly to make the clearance around the 
trunk lid uniform.

Trunk lid hinge mounting bolt and nut tightening 
torque: 13 

±

 2 N

⋅

m (111 

±

 22 in-lb)

TRUNK LID LATCH ADJUSTMENT

After checking the trunk lid release cable for proper routing, 
loosen the trunk lid latch mounting bolts. Change the position of 
the trunk lid latch relative to the trunk lid striker so that trunk lid 
locking and unlocking effort is correct.

Trunk lid latch mounting bolt tightening torque: 9.0 

±

 

2.0 N

⋅

m (80 

±

 17 in-lb)

TRUNK LID HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

Turn each trunk lid dumper until the height shown in the draw-
ing is reached. If the trunk lid panel height on one side is differ-
ent from that on the other side (even after the trunk lid dumpers 
have been adjusted to the height indicated in the drawing), turn 
the trunk lid dumper(s) slightly to make fine adjustments to the 
trunk lid panel height
NOTE: When the dumper is new, one full turn of the trunk lid 
dumper changes the height approximately 3 mm (0.1 inch). 
Turn it clockwise to reduce height. Turn it counterclockwise to 
increase height

AC305824AB

TRUNK LID 
HINGE

TRUNK LID PANEL 
ASSEMBLY

AC305834 AB

TRUNK LID LATCH

AC305822

AC305823

AC306177

SECTION A – A

TRUNK LID PANEL 
ASSEMBLY

A

A

TRUNK LID DAMPER

AB

17 mm 
(0.7 in)

INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF ADHESIVE COMPONENTS

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REFERENCE MATERIAL

8-6

FUEL FILLER LID

M4080019000052

ADJUSTMENT OF FUEL FILLER LID FIT

If the leveling and clearance of the fuel filler lid is uneven, 
loosen the fuel filler lid mounting bolt, then move and adjust the 
fuel filler lid.

INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF ADHESIVE 

COMPONENTS

MOLDING

M4080014000035

AB301414 AB

AB301415AB

FRONT DOOR SIDE 
PROTECTOR MOLDING

REAR DOOR SIDE 
PROTECTOR MOLDING

ROOF DRIP MOLDING