I lubed all the rollers and tracks with Fluid Film and installed peel and stick roofing membrane to the inside of the slider cover and my sliding door is now VERY quiet.

On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 4:55 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>wrote:

> In your search you'll probably read about lining the slider tracks with > something like a nylon tape or strip to help quiet the infamous slider > sound. Supposed to be a huge improvement. If you happen to try this while > you're doing this job please let us know the result. > > Stephen > > --- On Sat, 10/16/10, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > > From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> > Subject: Re: Part needed: Sliding door roller bearing > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 6:30 PM > > is the grooved part gone or the bearing inside? if latter you can > maybe find a sub. cartridge. There is at least one thread on the > samba showing how. > > alistair > > > On 16-Oct-10, at 2:33 PM, craig cowan wrote: > > I am in need of a slider door roller bearing (the big one that goes > on the > channel under the cover, under the rear passanger window of the car). > This > is for an '85 with the newer style sliding door (So anything '85+) > I would love to find a used one as I am told new ones cost a ton of > money. > Let me know what you have and what you want for it. > > Supposedly, I run the risk of my sliding door actually falling off soon. > So..... > > Thanks! > > -Craig > '85GL turned WESTY > BOSTIG in the back > '87 SUNROOF syncro > > > > >

-- Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van' 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

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