At 07:56 PM 7/7/2010 Wednesday, Troy wrote: >I have a question about adjusting the sliding door on an 89 vanagon >westy. The rear of my sliding door is low and also does not sit >flush with the main body of the van. I was reading through the >Bentley 58:16 and 58:17 and having a little difficulty understanding >the procedure for adjustment. Perhaps that is because you need to start reading at 58.11 and then continue at 58.14... > Does one adjust the striker plate or hinge or both? Is this a > two-person job or can one person do it? If the striker plate needs > to be adjusted, it appears that there are some very large Phillips > head screws there, are those #2 or #3 If you're talking about the screws holding the latch onto the door, those are #3. I don't think those get moved during door adjustment, though. Yours, David |
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