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On Feb 10, 2015 11:22 AM, "Kevin Duvernay" <kduvey@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, it can be risky. I put a blemish in my paint but I wasn't very
> careful...
>
> There are two screws under the panel, undo them. Then while pulling the
> bottom of the panel out so the little tabs can clear the body (look under
> and you'll see what I'm talking about) hit the panel upwards with a rubber
> mallet or regular hammer and block of wood. It will eventually come off.
> Its much easier to put back on, especially with a new seal.
>
> Gowesty has a really good video(s) on slider door maintenance on YouTube,
> as does Vanagian.
>
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:13 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 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
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
>