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
>
>
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> > 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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