chris or todd: what year is the bus that the sliding door is the problem on?
>Todd writes: >/Also -- does anyone have any suggestions/resources on the latches >/on the side door? The back latch doesn't want to let go with out >/banging from the outside, and all the books I have say to let >/the dealer take care of it. I've squirted WD-40 in the latches >/from the outside, but that's about it. > >I have also hadd a time when the back of the door would bind when >opening, but I could not diagnose the problem. Until I tried >to fix some other stuff and I discovered that I was missing some >of the bolts that hold it on! They get loose (all that banging open >and closed) and fall out. You cant really tell because the door >is so heavy that it just sits out of kilter. Look for missing >bolts (dashboard mounting screws are the same) by trying to >lift the rear of the door. > >I have tightened mine, even tried loctite, but they still >come loose every couple of years and need to be tightened. > >Also try wheel bearing grease in the upper, middle, and lower >track. It will collect dust in the lower track, but >workslonger than WD-40. Mabye just WD-40 in the lower track. >-- >--- Chris Chubb (cchubb@ida.org) - (703)-845-2287 [Alexandria, VA, USA] >__________________________________________________________________________ >\All opinions expressed or implied may not reflect those of the Institute \ > \for Defense Analyses, the US Government, or anyone else. \ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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