How do you get the panel off that covers the track? i found it would
slide forward and backward, to a degree, but would not lift straight
up. I was kinda nervous about damaging the new paint . . .
Marc

On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:51 PM, Kevin Duvernay <kduvey@gmail.com> wrote:
> There are several adjustments for the door - where it bolts to the rear
> roller and also one where it bolts to the lower roller. It can take some
> fiddling to get it right.
>
> This last weekend I replaced and lubricated all the rollers/bearings and I
> also applied some UHMW tape to the surfaces the rollers contact (rather
> than grease). The door is now very very smooth and quite, almost as quite
> as sliding doors on modern cars.
>
> While you're in there do some cleaning, sanding, and painting under the
> panel that covers the track. Also replace the rubber seal for the panel.
>
> I got the idea for tape from this thread:
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=381226&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=8d918102b91aa770399b8c122dbf32cf
>
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 12:35 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> not a lot to do because the door is heavy ...
>>
>> but the solution is replacing all the rollers top, bottom and rear
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Since Don brought it up, is there anything that can be done in terms
>> > of adjusting the door or any of its parts to make it easier to close
>> > and open? I have to adjust mine because it wasn't put back on right
>> > after painting and I can see daylight out the vertical length of the
>> > back of the door. (There are legitimate reasons for not just taking it
>> > back to the painter for adjustment; don't want to get into that just
>> > now).
>> >
>> > I do recall their being some discussion about things to do to make the
>> > sliding door quieter too, and I suppose I can search the archives for
>> > those . . .
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Marc Perdue
>> >
>>