

| Subject: | Re: Front door adjustment question |
| From: | Don Hanson |
| Date: | Wed, 18 Feb 2015 18:00:29 -0800 |
You might try just lifting on the door. Often the doors sag cause someone hung on it when it was openening.... On Feb 18, 2015 11:04 AM, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Most any real hobby shop. > > Jim > > > > > On Feb 18, 2015, at 1:01 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > thanks Jim, > > > > where do you get those shims? > > > >> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:01 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I used brass shim stock. > >> > >> Jim > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Feb 18, 2015, at 10:40 AM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> > > >> > what kind of shims to use? I guess washers right? > >> > > >> > thanks > >> > > >> > On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 11:35 PM, Scott Daniel Foss < > >> > scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > >> > > >> >> hmmmm.... > >> >> in any case, on a front door shimming the bottom hinge aftward ( > betwixt > >> >> body and hinge ) raises the rear edge of the door. ( if hinge is > >> >> mounted to the normal 'front' side of the frame ) > >> >> > >> >> you say 'forward side' ... > >> >> ( no vanagon right here to look at ) > >> >> in that case ...one would remove a shim . .. > >> >> > >> >> pretty sure I fixed 'low at the rear edge' by adding as shim . > >> >> if it is attached at the forward side.. > >> >> then adding at the upper hinge do it..moving the upper hinge forward. > >> >> that sorta 'fits' ...maybe that's what I did. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>> On 2/17/2015 6:49 AM, Alistair Bell wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> Yes, but I think you have the shim position, for my problem, not > quite > >> >>> right. > >> >>> > >> >>> The hinge plates attach to the forward side of the body flange. So > to > >> >>> raise the rear of my door I would add shim between body and top > hinge plate. > >> >>> > >> >>> That would rotate the door anti clockwise, looking at the door from > the > >> >>> side of the van. > >> >>> > >> >>> Alistair > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> On Feb 16, 2015, at 10:41 PM, Scott Daniel Foss < > >> >>>> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > >> >>>> > >> >>>> I've put a shim between the body and the lower hinge, > >> >>>> to move the lover hinge pivot point aft slightly, and thus lifting > up > >> >>>> the aft edge of the door to fix this. > >> >>>> It's fiddly .. > >> >>>> like tight odd access , but doable. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> S. > >> >>>> > >> >>>>> On 2/15/2015 7:59 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: > >> >>>>> My drivers side front door has a little bit of sag. It feels like > it > >> >>>>> comes off resting n the latch when opened. I have adjusted front > doors a > >> >>>>> few times, and I understand the adjustments allowed in the > system. But what > >> >>>>> I need is sort of like shimming the hinge plates or getting new > hinge pins. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> You know what I mean? As if the hinge pins are loose enough to > allow a > >> >>>>> little drop when door opened. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> It's a very little amount right now, but I'd like to deal with > it. Does > >> >>>>> anyone understand what I am trying to explain and have a solution? > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Thanks > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Alistair > >> >>>> -- > >> >>>> <smallest version.jpg> > >> >> -- > >> >> > > >
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