Hello-

Last night while opening the sliding door on a 87 Westy, the door
suddenly fell out of the upper track.  I was able to catch it and get
it more or less back in place and then examine it.  While inside the
van, the problem is that the roller/bearing in the upper left corner
of the door had fallen out.  The bolt which goes into this part is
nowhere to be found.  As the bearing assembly has no segment of bolt
inside, it must have come totally unscrewed somehow and fallen out.  I
am assuming it fell out of the van when the door popped out, alhtough
I saw nothing on the ground.  Looking at the bentley manual, it seems
I just need to replace the bolt and washer.

I am just curious if that has happened to anyone else (it seems a very
unlikely failure, and the door has always operated perfectly), and if
there are any other warnings or issues I should look at while putting
it back in place.  It looks straightforward enough, the assembly is
more or less T-shaped, and can be tilted back into the groove, and
then the bolt runs up through the bracket on the door and into the
bottom of the T.  I'd prefer the door not to fall off as I am driving
around so if I am overlooking something obvious please let me know.

Thanks

rob campbell
87 westy,
los angeles