Sliding door upper guide piece

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mariner
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Sliding door upper guide piece

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Hi all. Have some annoying rattling somewhere in the upper door area that I'm struggling to pin down. My upper guide arm has a ball bearing on the ball socket that runs in the guide rail with quite a lot of play on either side. Had a look online and found the square nylon block that is used as a guide piece. Some advertise it for vans 80-85, others for all vans early or late. Is the ball bearing the correct piece to have here? I feel the nylon block will be a snugger fit and may eliminate my rattling. Cheers.
1985 Super Viking with Subaru EJ22 (formerly 1.9 petrol DG)
1981 air-cooled 2.0 high top

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Re: Sliding door upper guide piece

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The ball bearing is correct for the model year you have .
1992 red lle 2.2 subaru 1990 rhd caravelle 2.2 subaru 1986 california import vanagon

mariner
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Re: Sliding door upper guide piece

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Cheers. Will keep hunting the rattle!
1985 Super Viking with Subaru EJ22 (formerly 1.9 petrol DG)
1981 air-cooled 2.0 high top

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