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Date:         Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:21:11 -0800
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Slider door adjustment?
Comments: To: Kevin Duvernay <kduvey@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAHQe0n6Yp_pWae2f0vTUrnXBy0WNm7YWsEuopZ3Rf_dmm3uFew@mail.gmail.com>
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Go westie video on you tube On Feb 10, 2015 11:22 AM, "Kevin Duvernay" <kduvey@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, it can be risky. I put a blemish in my paint but I wasn't very > careful... > > There are two screws under the panel, undo them. Then while pulling the > bottom of the panel out so the little tabs can clear the body (look under > and you'll see what I'm talking about) hit the panel upwards with a rubber > mallet or regular hammer and block of wood. It will eventually come off. > Its much easier to put back on, especially with a new seal. > > Gowesty has a really good video(s) on slider door maintenance on YouTube, > as does Vanagian. > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:13 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote: > > > How do you get the panel off that covers the track? i found it would > > slide forward and backward, to a degree, but would not lift straight > > up. I was kinda nervous about damaging the new paint . . . > > Marc > > > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:51 PM, Kevin Duvernay <kduvey@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > There are several adjustments for the door - where it bolts to the rear > > > roller and also one where it bolts to the lower roller. It can take > some > > > fiddling to get it right. > > > > > > This last weekend I replaced and lubricated all the rollers/bearings > and > > I > > > also applied some UHMW tape to the surfaces the rollers contact (rather > > > than grease). The door is now very very smooth and quite, almost as > quite > > > as sliding doors on modern cars. > > > > > > While you're in there do some cleaning, sanding, and painting under the > > > panel that covers the track. Also replace the rubber seal for the > panel. > > > > > > I got the idea for tape from this thread: > > > > > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=381226&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=8d918102b91aa770399b8c122dbf32cf > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 12:35 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> not a lot to do because the door is heavy ... > > >> > > >> but the solution is replacing all the rollers top, bottom and rear > > >> > > >> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >> > > >> > Since Don brought it up, is there anything that can be done in terms > > >> > of adjusting the door or any of its parts to make it easier to close > > >> > and open? I have to adjust mine because it wasn't put back on right > > >> > after painting and I can see daylight out the vertical length of the > > >> > back of the door. (There are legitimate reasons for not just taking > it > > >> > back to the painter for adjustment; don't want to get into that just > > >> > now). > > >> > > > >> > I do recall their being some discussion about things to do to make > the > > >> > sliding door quieter too, and I suppose I can search the archives > for > > >> > those . . . > > >> > > > >> > Thanks, > > >> > Marc Perdue > > >> > > > >> > > >


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