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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