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Hi, sorry if this has been asked before, but i am having trouble with my sliding door that is coming open whilst driving along locked
Do i need to tighten bolts etc????
Sorry for being dim but im female and blonde

is this on the van you just had painted?
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metalmick8y wrote:is this on the van you just had painted?
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yes it is
Katie

ok ,well if its not too faqr to go back to them I would let them adjust it assuming they had it off for painting?
I posted up a simple way of doing it for mickyfin but cant find it,typical. I will pm him and ask him to put a linky to you
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metalmick8y wrote:ok ,well if its not too faqr to go back to them I would let them adjust it assuming they had it off for painting?
I posted up a simple way of doing it for mickyfin but cant find it,typical. I will pm him and ask him to put a linky to you
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Yes they had it off for painting, just wondered if it was something i could fix as not planning on going that way for a bit and wanted a quick fix.
Thanks for taking the time to post

Hiya Katie, remove inner hangle and door card. With the door shut remove center track cover (2 philips screws - one under the cover on either end) and knock it gently upwards and out of it's channel ... watch that paint !! Now obtain a milk crate or similar non mekal object about 18" tall with a rag on it to stop the paint being damaged and stable enough so's it doesn't move (to rest the quite heavy but more cumbersome sliding door on). Now with the door about 2" open watching the centre roller you'll see a slightly wider opening on the rail, lift and persuade the centre arm/rollers assembly of the door out towards you out of it's channel and now with the slider (*sniggers*) fully open (i.e. towards the back of the van) rest it on the crate/block about 12" away from the van body.

There are 3 bolts and washers which secure the centre arm/rollers assy to the door (one hidden in a reccess in the door itself), using a 13mm socket on an extension slacken (do not remove) these enough to move the door on it's screws towards the front of the van (possibly only 5 or 10mm or so may be enough) re-tighten the 3 bolts, refit the door (re-fitting is the reversal of removal as Haynes always say ) and test, looking at the gap around the door should be a good, general guide. Then replace the cover and the door card.

Ian

Just been pointed to this your thread by Mick, he gave me some very good, detailed instructions earlier last year about adjusting the door, you can find everything that was advised in the top link of the two below..

https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=93386" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=94498" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Looks like Ian beat me to it

Thanks guys i will endeavour to solve the problem once the rain stops

About May o'clock then

This Mayo Clock

Very good