Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 15:35:03 -0700
Reply-To: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: sliding door seal
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Here's how I did it...
Open the sliding door for about a foot, put a 2x4 piece of wood under the
door, put a bottle jack under the piece of wood, jack it up till you feel
it tight, just enough to support the door.
Unbolt the top roller support... slide the seal over, put the roller
support back on, tighten it as before.
On the bottom, remove the bolts *on* the door (*not* the bolts on the L
shape bracket, slide it out a bit and slide the seal over. Put the bracket
back on and tighten the bolts.
On Sun, Apr 23, 2023 at 3:18 PM David Boan <dboan@outlook.com> wrote:
> I was prompted by your comment to dig further rather than cut, and found a
> video on GoWesty that shows moving the door back to a notch above the
> roller that allows you to lift the roller and swing it off the track and
> out. You then rest the back of the door on something to keep it up close to
> the original position. Looks good on their video, but the practice is
> proving much harder, my door is not cooperating. I will let you know what
> happens. Maybe someone has experience doing this with their slider?
>
>
>
> *From:* Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 23, 2023 3:50 PM
> *To:* David Boan <dboan@outlook.com>
> *Cc:* vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> *Subject:* Re: sliding door seal
>
>
>
> If the seal is in perfect size, I would not cut it. I just mark the
> position, unbolt the roller, slide the seal over, put the roller back. Same
> thing on the bottom. Make sure to mark the position of the top and bottom
> bolts.
>
> Or you could remove the old seal, put the new one over the sliding door,
> stretch it a bit to get it in.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 23, 2023 at 2:27 PM David Boan <dboan@outlook.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Vanagon Types
>
> I am replacing my sliding door seal and have a quick question, in case
> anyone who has done this has some tips.
>
> I have the GoWesty seal and it appears to fit quite well. I found
> suggestions online about doing the corners first, dry fit before using
> glue, etc, but not how to handle the fact that it is a continuous loop.
>
> So, my question is about handling the continuous seal. It appears I either
> have to unbolt the slider or cut the seal. I am afraid I will create more
> trouble if I unbolt the slider, so I am leaning toward cutting and then
> gluing the seal. Does that seem right? If I cut it, is it better to have
> the joint toward the back, perhaps in the middle of the rear side?
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
> Dave B
> Boise
> '85 Westy
>
>
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