

| Subject: | Re: Adjusting Sliding Door |
| From: | Dan N |
| Date: | Tue, 2 May 2023 19:11:46 -0700 |
Thank you Dean... I'd guess that the driver side door and the sliding door were the most used and suffered wear and tear during our van life... :-) On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 12:08 PM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > There is no Latch @ the Front,,, The Handle controls the Latching & > > UnLatching of the Latch @ the Rear & it is the correct Positioning of That > > Latch that determines the the correct alignment of the Rear of the Slider > > with the Body,,, There is on Most, if not all, Vanagons, what I will call a > > Pre Latch that happens if the Slider is not closed firmly enough which may > > be able to be adjusted to eliminate but I have never bothered to look into > > that or try to figure out ~ > > > > > > On 2 May , 2023, at 11:35 AM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > Thank you Dean... > > > > hurray... success ! ! but... here's the thing... If I pull the door to > > close and let go of the handle the door will close but the rear won't > align > > with the body panel. > > If I keep my hand on the handle and close the door and push in a little > > bit, the rear will align with the body panel. > > I'd think the front latch needs a bit of help to close correctly. > > > > On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 8:21 AM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > > > >> There is only 1 Latch & it is on the Rear,,, There is a Retainer > on > >> > >> the Front which appears to be just a safety catch to help prevent the > >> > >> Front of the slider from opening in an accident,,, The Front adjustment > >> > >> is done via the LBracket that You already have been adjusting ~~ > >> > >> > >> > >>> On 1 May , 2023, at 5:00 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >>> > >>> thanks Dean... > >>> > >>> I will try that and report back... btw.. the front latch or the rear > >> latch? > >>> > >>> On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 3:52 PM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> Dan > >>>> > >>>> It is most likely the Latch itself that needs Repositioning as > >>>> that controls > >>>> > >>>> how Closed the Rear of the Slider ends up,,, The LBracket @ the bottom > >> ends > >>>> > >>>> up in front when the slider is closed so would have little to no > effect > >> on > >>>> rear > >>>> > >>>> of slider when closed ~ > >>>> > >>>> ORR ~ DeanB > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> On 1 May , 2023, at 12:58 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Hi all, > >>>>> > >>>>> The sliding door on my van closes well, slides well. The rollers were > >>>>> replaced about a year ago. > >>>>> > >>>>> But... the left edge of the door (looking from outside) is not > flushed > >>>> with > >>>>> the body panel. I tried to adjust the L bracket that holds the bottom > >>>>> roller. I loosen the bolts and moved the door a bit in and out... No > >> good > >>>>> result, no change... > >>>>> > >>>>> So.. is there anything else I should do? > >>>>> > >>>>> thank you... > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >> > >
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