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Subject:Re: Sliding door adjustment tips
From:Eric Caron
Date:Wed, 27 Jun 2018 21:21:17 -0400

Hi Dan,

        I’ve been adjusting that back corner as you described but it just doesn’t go low enough with the new hinge. 

I’m tempted to put on the old one again just to see if it is a difference in the hinge or the door needs something I have not figured out yet.

I’m almost wondering if the new hinge needs me to somehow raise the front of the door so that the rear can go down just another few millimeters.

The hinge rollers are binding a bit unless I push down a bit on the door.  

I appreciate the tips.  It gives me encouragement to keep after a solution.

Eric Caron 
85 GL Auto 
On Jun 27, 2018, at 19:16, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

this is an example how to do it..

let's say you want the rear to drop about 3mm (or whatever)... 
- open the sliding door, put a bottle jack under the rearmost of the door (your left if you look at the door from the outside, raise jack about to touch the bottom of the door with a gap of 3mm.
- loosen the bolts and let the door going drop till it touches the jack. Tighten the bolts and remove the jack.

if it looks OK, you're done, if not repeat.

to raise the door
- open the door, put the jack flush with the bottom of the door, loosen the bolts, raise the jack a bit, tighten the bolts, remove the jack.