Sliding door rubber

Post by **dirtygertie** » 18 Dec 2007, 11:36

Hi,

I need some help with a problem with the new sliding door rubber we've just fitted.

I have looked on a previous thread when 3rustateers showed a picture of how it fits and it seems that we've fitted it properly, but when we try to close the door - it just bounces open, almost as though its too fat. With a lot of force, my husband got the door shut and it was totally out of line from the surrounding panels.

Is this normal with new rubbers?

thanks,
karen

Post by **ermie571** » 18 Dec 2007, 12:20

dunno - but you can adjust the fit of the sliding door....bolts top and bottom of the slider to move it in and out.

E

Post by **shepster** » 18 Dec 2007, 12:27

There's a flat area of the rubber which fits at the back of the door make sure this is in the correct position.

Have you made sure the rubber is pressed completely into the groove (i sound like Madonna!) as sometimes there can be a load of crap stopping the rubber from seating properly.

Post by **dirtygertie** » 18 Dec 2007, 13:04

Thanks Madonna, err i mean shepster!

i'll have another look at it later, might take it off and try again.....

.......makes me think though, it was in a bag labelled 'T25 sliding door rubber' but it was too long and hubby cut it (and swore like a trooper!) I might give Alan H. Schofield a call later - hope it wasn't £35 down the pan

karen

Post by **shepster** » 18 Dec 2007, 13:13

I got mine from JK, all the one's i've ever seen are in one complete piece and you have to undo the hinge bolts to slip it over.

Mine was the exact length.

Post by **dirtygertie** » 18 Dec 2007, 13:27

hmmmm.........

.....just spoke to Alan H. Schofield, they said that their T25 sliding door rubbers are too long, even though they are in a joined circle - so how can they be sold for a T25???

they said that you have to cut them to make them fit and will take "a few weeks" to bed in - sounds to me like they send any old rubber and mark it up for a T25

not too happy really - if i'd known they were selling me a bodge job, i'd have paid £70 and ordered JK's.

let this be a lesson learned for me and a warning to others thinking of buying sliding door rubbers from them

Post by **shepster** » 18 Dec 2007, 13:52

Standard door rubbers are made up of many bits 'glued' together....

Four pre-formed corners
The flat piece by the rear catch
The straight lengths which join them together.

Laid out on the ground it forms an almost perfect square, to fit the door opening obviously, so i guess that's why they're £70 from JK!

All this advice and i still put mine on with the flat piece to the front though!

Post by **asahartz** » 18 Dec 2007, 18:53

All this advice and i still put mine on with the flat piece to the front though!

Bugger. I just fitted mine, and even after asking here and the Brickyard, the only response I had said fit it at the front. With a photo too.

Mine is exactly the same as regards shutting the door - needs a real good slam. But at least now I have seals!

Post by **3rustateers** » 18 Dec 2007, 19:32

The pictures as described in the previous post were from our van showing a factory fitted door seal so I think this should be the correct fitment.

On our old van we had to change the door seal and even with a 2nd hand door seal the door need a really good slam to shut - don't know why. Possibly the door seals come in left and right hand drive? Could be why some of us are/have had problems?

Post by **shepster** » 19 Dec 2007, 07:29

Bear in mind early doors do require far more 'effort' to close them than later one's anyway.