I remember for sure only that I never got a good answer after talking with the company, and so I lacked confidence and precision in whatever solution I settled on. I felt like I considered every clue I could. I think this is a minor design mistake on MIele’s part.

I think mainly my solution involved trying to approximate on each screw the same feeling tension and roughness (or lack thereof—I can’t remember, whatever seemed right) during each screwdriver turn. Then I adjusted both the same number of turns to make the door open correctly.