Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:05:11 -0700
Reply-To: The Westy man <thewestyman@GMAIL.COM>
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From: The Westy man <thewestyman@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: 87 Westy Sliding Door Adjustment
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If that big U shape arm is rusted in its swiveling place and can not move,
you can have some problems. Yes, there is a strong spring there to move it
but the rusting can be stronger. If that's the case, you need to be freeing
it with a lot of moving back and forth, WD40, oil until the rust is flowing
out of its place and the arm is free.
That arm with its spring is shutting the door in the back.
Now, if I explained it unnecessarily, that's possible. I can't think of
anything else. Hoping that nothing is broken off the track.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Mari" <vw4x41987@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 7:32 AM
Subject: 87 Westy Sliding Door Adjustment
> The problem is only with the top bearing at the end of the track as you
> are closing the door it has to turn into the van this is were its dropping
> down out of the top of the track. If I losen the two screws attaching the
> track arm assy onto the sliding door it works fine. The track it self is
> in good shape and there all all new bearing in place.
>
> Dave
>
>
> --- On Mon, 7/21/08, The Westy man <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:
>
>> From: The Westy man <zolo@foxinternet.net>
>> Subject: Re: 87 Westy Sliding Door Adjustment
>> To: "Dave Mari" <vw4x41987@YAHOO.COM>, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 10:18 AM
>> Dave,
>> Even though you explain it, I still don't understand it
>> well. It sounds
>> like the assembly on the running track gets disconnected
>> from the track.
>> There must be something broken there, I guess. Maybe you
>> would need to get
>> a whole unit that fits on the track and replace it. I
>> don't remember any
>> adjustment with that, unless the lock's bolts can be
>> moved a little, I
>> think.
>> I know, the front can be adjusted.
>> Zoltan
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dave Mari" <vw4x41987@YAHOO.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 6:04 AM
>> Subject: 87 Westy Sliding Door Adjustment
>>
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> >
>> > I looking for some tricks/info on adjusting my 87
>> Westy Sliding door, as
>> > the TOP bearing on the rear swing out track is droping
>> out the track at
>> > the very end right before the door if is fully closed
>> and the bearing
>> > turns left into the van.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > TIA,
>> > Dave
>> > 87 Syncro Westy ZETEC!
>> >
>> >
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