Before tapping up on it with a rubber mallet, wiggle the entire piece
and then spray WD40 the entire length along the beading. Then wiggle and
spray it again. This should do the trick unless the body was repainted
over the bead. If it was, you might need to slice the paint along the
bead carefully with a razor blade.

Mark

John Graham wrote:

> Recently I noticed a metallic 'clack' noise when closing the side door just
> before the rear edge of the door starts to pull in toward the body.  I
> think
> that what has happened is that the sliding mechanism used to have some sort
> of rubber bumper on a stop part at the forward end of the track.  And that
> rubber bumper part has fallen off - hence the 'clack' as the door finally
> closes.  And yes I'd like to fix this.
>
> So I decide if I can take the cover off of the sliding track on the
> side, so
> I can see what's up.  I've removed the two phillips head screws that hold
> the cover on from the bottom and I think that's all there is in the way of
> fasteners.  My problem is how to get the cover off without damaging it.  I
> have in hand a new length of plastic beading to replace what's there.  Is
> there a trick to getting the cover off?
>
> TIA
>
> John Graham
> 88 Westy - Hathaway
> Charlotte, NC
>