Sliding door rail,, spring on the rear of channel???

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Sliding door rail,, spring on the rear of channel???

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Hi all,,
As per picture, does anyone know what this spring is for.
It seems to apply pressure to nothing 🤔
Maybe a part is missing, there is no runner bump stop in the channel either by the looks of it.

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I think it is for dampen resonance when the door is shut.
One of the horizontal bearings hits it when the door is slammed
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Thats a good shout,, itl be going back in anyway. 👍

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