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
>>>>
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