Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 18:31:20 -0800
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Front door adjustment question
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What thickness of shim stock did you use, and do you know, or estimate how much lift gained from x amount of shim?
Btw, I just miked a soda can aluminum wall at 4 thou.
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> On Feb 18, 2015, at 11:03 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> Most any real hobby shop.
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> Jim
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>> On Feb 18, 2015, at 1:01 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> thanks Jim,
>>
>> where do you get those shims?
>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:01 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I used brass shim stock.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Feb 18, 2015, at 10:40 AM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> what kind of shims to use? I guess washers right?
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 11:35 PM, Scott Daniel Foss <
>>>> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> hmmmm....
>>>>> in any case, on a front door shimming the bottom hinge aftward ( betwixt
>>>>> body and hinge ) raises the rear edge of the door. ( if hinge is
>>>>> mounted to the normal 'front' side of the frame )
>>>>>
>>>>> you say 'forward side' ...
>>>>> ( no vanagon right here to look at )
>>>>> in that case ...one would remove a shim . ..
>>>>>
>>>>> pretty sure I fixed 'low at the rear edge' by adding as shim .
>>>>> if it is attached at the forward side..
>>>>> then adding at the upper hinge do it..moving the upper hinge forward.
>>>>> that sorta 'fits' ...maybe that's what I did.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2/17/2015 6:49 AM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, but I think you have the shim position, for my problem, not quite
>>>>>> right.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The hinge plates attach to the forward side of the body flange. So to
>>>>>> raise the rear of my door I would add shim between body and top hinge plate.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That would rotate the door anti clockwise, looking at the door from the
>>>>>> side of the van.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Alistair
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Feb 16, 2015, at 10:41 PM, Scott Daniel Foss <
>>>>>>> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've put a shim between the body and the lower hinge,
>>>>>>> to move the lover hinge pivot point aft slightly, and thus lifting up
>>>>>>> the aft edge of the door to fix this.
>>>>>>> It's fiddly ..
>>>>>>> like tight odd access , but doable.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> S.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 2/15/2015 7:59 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>>>>>>>> My drivers side front door has a little bit of sag. It feels like it
>>>>>>>> comes off resting n the latch when opened. I have adjusted front doors a
>>>>>>>> few times, and I understand the adjustments allowed in the system. But what
>>>>>>>> I need is sort of like shimming the hinge plates or getting new hinge pins.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You know what I mean? As if the hinge pins are loose enough to allow a
>>>>>>>> little drop when door opened.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's a very little amount right now, but I'd like to deal with it. Does
>>>>>>>> anyone understand what I am trying to explain and have a solution?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Alistair
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