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Jul 10, 2006 | 10:39 AM

maxwgn

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Sliding door...

On my wife's 91 extended, when driving, the sliding door "clunks" on rough roads, etc..., like it's not fully closed. However, when you get out, not only is the door closed, but it's "tight" as well - by hand, cannot detect any looseness in the door - can rock the van all around from grabbing, and moving the door, while closed.

Also, when the door is open, the TOP roller has a lot of play in it...how hard is it to replace this, and could it be the cause?

Jul 10, 2006 | 12:27 PM

Pablo-UA

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Max! The first, there is a little plastic part on this roller, just replace it and ajust (2 6*10mm nuts). Ajust lock too. That is all....

Jul 10, 2006 | 03:47 PM

cookkd

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The top roller really doesn't support much. The bottom bracket has two plastic rollers on it. One vertical which supports most of the door weight and a horizontal one which guides the door just like the top one. The vertical one is the one that usually wears out (it really doesn't wear out, the plastic wears down on the roller and it gets smaller in diameter). I repaired my door with a 3/4" (I think that is the correct size, tho I might be wrong) plastic cover, the kind that is slipped over the ends of tubular steel furniture. Disconnect the bracket from the door and separate the two pieces. Then you can jiggle the vertical part out and slip the plastic dodad over it. Reassembly is just as easy, and the adjustment can be seen by the old impressions on the different bracket parts.

Jul 10, 2006 | 04:43 PM

maxwgn

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I'll look into it...

So, this would this attribute to the clunking of the door?

Jul 10, 2006 | 06:52 PM

cookkd

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I'll look into it...

So, this would this attribute to the clunking of the door?

It's possible. Open it partially and see how much up and down movement you have.

Jul 20, 2006 | 11:32 AM

Nappers

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I removed the rollers on my '95 with ease, there are some awesome write ups on these sliders, do a search on slider and should come up with something.

Good luck

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