Date:         Sun, 1 Sep 2019 21:49:29 +0000
Reply-To:     Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: adjusting sliding door height
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 My slider door on my '85 Vanagon has needed a little adjustment in height....for like 30 years!  (I was about 1/10" or 2 mm too low; showed scuffing of aluminum trim strip down on the floor; also visually....I could always tell the waistlines didn't match up quite right.  Reason was a paint job 30 years ago; they took off the slider door and everything; but didn't put it back together exactly right.)   

Just went out to garage and fixed it.
Forward adjustment is easy.  Three Hex fasteners.  Loosen....lift a little...re-tighten.
Aft adjustment....Man!....what a can of worms!!!  I loosened the 2 hex bolts holding the waistline bearing assembly at aft end of Slider Door.  Instantly, it dropped.  Uh-oh.  Door is now all wonky....can barely move....what the heck did I just do?
 Now, Bentley clearly says it's a 2-man job right there at the top of the page.  But I was solo.  Watched how everything back there moves and pivots when those 2 hex bolts are loose and assembly is free to move.  Anyway, after lots of trial and error, it's all working good; better than ever actually since I've owned the van.  Was pretty gloomy though for about an hour when everything seemed to be binding up and all; basically, that pivot hinge with the torsional spring at the aft end of door?....definitely needs to be exactly VERTICAL.  And that slider door is heavy; hard to lift and hold (should have used a floor jack) while tightening those hex bolts by yourself.  Always learning.


Rich
San Diego

    On Sunday, September 1, 2019, 11:34:19 AM PDT, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:  
 
 What year! Basically the front gets adjusted by the roller bracket at the bottom. The rear requires 2 adjustments. First is the roller assembly where it attached to the door and then there is the latching bolt in the rear door frame. Unless some parts have been replaced miss alignment indicates worn parts including the door tracks or the door frame is shifting. 

Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Dan N
Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2019 1:32 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: adjusting sliding door height

hi all,

does have a link on how to adjusted sliding door height front and rear?
(beside the Bentley)... it's not aligned when closed (view from outside) thanks

dan