Date:         Sun, 12 Feb 2023 17:20:59 -0500
Reply-To:     John Lauterbach <john@JHL.MGACOXMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Lauterbach <john@JHL.MGACOXMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: How to adjust position of Sliding Door Rear Locking Pin
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Thank you, Dan and Doug.  I had already marked correct position so that is how I knew
that the locking pin had slipped down and to the outside of the van.

What does Bentley says about the torque-wrench setting for tightening the locking
pin?

Are there any pitfalls in setting the pin higher and more inward than specification
(if there is one).

John

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Reply-To: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: How to adjust position of Sliding Door Rear Locking Pin
Date: 02/12/2023 02:38:25 PM

One way to do this...
- loosening the pin enough so it can move, but no to much.
- one person stays inside with a thin Sharpie marker
- from outside another closes the sliding and pushes the left (or the back)
of the door till it's flush with the body.
- the person inside lifts the piece of rubber (if there's one) and traces
the contour of the pin with the marker.
- open the door, reposition the pin according to the tracing of the pin,
tighten it.
(note: yes .. the locking mechanism could be worn, or the pin is worn too
ot the pin can move by itself a bit.)

On Sun, Feb 12, 2023 at 8:03 AM John Lauterbach <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com>
wrote:

> My '91 Subie Vanagon continues to provide almost flawless performance on
> my weekly
> round trips from my FL home to my GA home back.  On my most recent trip
> back from GA,
> the latch on the rear of the sliding door came off the locking pin.  The
> door did not
> open while I was driving, but the rear end of the door had moved out from
> the body.
>  I had this problem some years back, but I had a body shop take care of
> the problem
> when the shop installed the GoWesty plate steel bumpers.
> 
> It looks like the locking pin has moved down and to the outside with
> respect to the
> correct position by about 1/16 of an inch.  I loosened the pin with a 15
> mm open end
> wrench, and moved it back to what appeared to be the previous position,
> and re-
> tightened the pin.  I have not driven the van enough to make sure I have
> pin in right
> position.
> 
> What is correct method for making sure the locking pin is positioned
> correctly.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> John
>