Remove the glass stay, striker and buffer, and loosen bolts on hinges securing the back door to the body. Then adjust the clearance at the top of the end gate and the roof of the body to 0.31–0.47 in. (8.0–12mm) Side clearance should be 0–0.059 in. (0–1.5mm). Bottom of end gate to body clearance should be 0.27–0.0.15 in. (6.9–3.9mm) . Install the glass stay, striker and buffer and tighten the hinge bolts.
Loosen the striker mounting bolt, and adjust sideward alignment so that center of latch lines up with the center of striker. Be sure to adjust striker so that it engages latch in full lock position.
To vertically align latch and striker, adjust so that back door latch and striker do not interfere with each other. Move the door up and down to make sure that it opens and closes properly.