There is no Latch @ the Front,,, The Handle controls the Latching & UnLatching of the Latch @ the Rear & it is the correct Positioning of That Latch that determines the the correct alignment of the Rear of the Slider with the Body,,, There is on Most, if not all, Vanagons, what I will call a Pre Latch that happens if the Slider is not closed firmly enough which may be able to be adjusted to eliminate but I have never bothered to look into that or try to figure out ~
> On 2 May , 2023, at 11:35 AM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Thank you Dean... > > hurray... success ! ! but... here's the thing... If I pull the door to > close and let go of the handle the door will close but the rear won't align > with the body panel. > If I keep my hand on the handle and close the door and push in a little > bit, the rear will align with the body panel. > I'd think the front latch needs a bit of help to close correctly. > > On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 8:21 AM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > >> There is only 1 Latch & it is on the Rear,,, There is a Retainer on >> >> the Front which appears to be just a safety catch to help prevent the >> >> Front of the slider from opening in an accident,,, The Front adjustment >> >> is done via the LBracket that You already have been adjusting ~~ >> >> >> >>> On 1 May , 2023, at 5:00 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>> >>> thanks Dean... >>> >>> I will try that and report back... btw.. the front latch or the rear >> latch? >>> >>> On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 3:52 PM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Dan >>>> >>>> It is most likely the Latch itself that needs Repositioning as >>>> that controls >>>> >>>> how Closed the Rear of the Slider ends up,,, The LBracket @ the bottom >> ends >>>> >>>> up in front when the slider is closed so would have little to no effect >> on >>>> rear >>>> >>>> of slider when closed ~ >>>> >>>> ORR ~ DeanB >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 1 May , 2023, at 12:58 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> The sliding door on my van closes well, slides well. The rollers were >>>>> replaced about a year ago. >>>>> >>>>> But... the left edge of the door (looking from outside) is not flushed >>>> with >>>>> the body panel. I tried to adjust the L bracket that holds the bottom >>>>> roller. I loosen the bolts and moved the door a bit in and out... No >> good >>>>> result, no change... >>>>> >>>>> So.. is there anything else I should do? >>>>> >>>>> thank you... >>>> >>>> >> >> |
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