Date: Tue, 2 May 2023 19:11:46 -0700
Reply-To: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Adjusting Sliding Door
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Thank you Dean...
I'd guess that the driver side door and the sliding door were the most used
and suffered wear and tear during our van life... :-)
On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 12:08 PM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
> 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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