sorry... I forgot to mention this...
When the pin is higher another pitfall is the misalignment of the rear of
the door with the body panel.

On Sun, Feb 12, 2023 at 2:31 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> *"Are there any pitfalls in setting the pin higher and more inward than
> specification(if there is one)."*
>
> When the pin is higher and more inward, the only pitfall (if the pin and
> the locking mechanism are in good condition or new) - it's a bit harder for
> the sliding door to get out and sliding door back to the left.
> Moving the higher and more inward is to catch up with the wear and tear of
> the pin and the locking mechanism until you need new ones.
>
> On Sun, Feb 12, 2023 at 2:21 PM John Lauterbach <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thank you, Dan and Doug.  I had already marked correct position so that
>> is how I knew
>> that the locking pin had slipped down and to the outside of the van.
>>
>> What does Bentley says about the torque-wrench setting for tightening the
>> locking
>> pin?
>>
>> Are there any pitfalls in setting the pin higher and more inward than
>> specification
>> (if there is one).
>>
>> John
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
>> Reply-To: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: How to adjust position of Sliding Door Rear Locking Pin
>> Date: 02/12/2023 02:38:25 PM
>>
>> One way to do this...
>> - loosening the pin enough so it can move, but no to much.
>> - one person stays inside with a thin Sharpie marker
>> - from outside another closes the sliding and pushes the left (or the
>> back)
>> of the door till it's flush with the body.
>> - the person inside lifts the piece of rubber (if there's one) and traces
>> the contour of the pin with the marker.
>> - open the door, reposition the pin according to the tracing of the pin,
>> tighten it.
>> (note: yes .. the locking mechanism could be worn, or the pin is worn too
>> ot the pin can move by itself a bit.)
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 12, 2023 at 8:03 AM John Lauterbach <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > My '91 Subie Vanagon continues to provide almost flawless performance on
>> > my weekly
>> > round trips from my FL home to my GA home back.  On my most recent trip
>> > back from GA,
>> > the latch on the rear of the sliding door came off the locking pin.  The
>> > door did not
>> > open while I was driving, but the rear end of the door had moved out
>> from
>> > the body.
>> >  I had this problem some years back, but I had a body shop take care of
>> > the problem
>> > when the shop installed the GoWesty plate steel bumpers.
>> >
>> > It looks like the locking pin has moved down and to the outside with
>> > respect to the
>> > correct position by about 1/16 of an inch.  I loosened the pin with a 15
>> > mm open end
>> > wrench, and moved it back to what appeared to be the previous position,
>> > and re-
>> > tightened the pin.  I have not driven the van enough to make sure I have
>> > pin in right
>> > position.
>> >
>> > What is correct method for making sure the locking pin is positioned
>> > correctly.
>> >
>> > Thank you,
>> >
>> > John
>> >
>>
>