12 Door Adjustment
Adjusting the Door
1/8”
4 If door edge opposite the hinges needs to
move up, move plate toward outside of door.
If door edge needs to move down, move
plate toward inside of door (see Figure 22).
Repeat until top edge of door is parallel with
top of cabinet and tighten screws securely.
Your door is aligned at the factory before shipment.
Occasional re-adjustment may be necessary,
especially if an overlay panel is installed. The
following procedure will correct for up to 1/4”
alignment.
The door should never be flush with the top of the
cabinet. Even when level, the top edge of the door
will be 1/8” below the top of the cabinet (see Figure
20).
To adjust :
1 Compare the top edge of the door (opposite
the hinges) to the top edge of the cabinet
and note the type of adjustment (up or down)
needed.
2 Remove the top hinge pivot pin with a
Phillips® head screwdriver (see Figure 21)
and lift door off bottom hinge pin. Be careful
not to lose door closers (see Figure 23).
3 With door upside-down, loosen but do not
remove the two hinge plate screws.
Figure 20
Figure 21
SLOTTED
MOUNTING
HOLES
NOTCH
LOWER
OUTSIDE
DOOR EDGE
RAISE
OUTSIDE
DOOR EDGE
CLRCO001a
Figure 22
UL312
DOOR
CLOSER
INSERTS
BOSS
Figure 23
5 After adjustment is complete, remove the
door closers from the bottom hinge, clean
thoroughly and apply petroleum jelly to the
mating surfaces of the closers (see Figure
23). Be sure that bosses on closers align with
holes in hinge and hinge plate. Mount door
and install top hinge pivot pin.