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Old May 13, 2026 | 05:42 AM
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Another spot to watch

The Sliding Door on my 90' Shorty is hanging down at the rear, so I took the Door off to examine everything: All the Rollers are fine but the Rails Fixation at the Pillar is broken. See the Picture below.
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Sliding Door Track broken
Sliding Door Track broken
 
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Old May 13, 2026 | 01:47 PM
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Ouch. As these get up in years, new fatigue problems are cropping up. Do show us your journey in fixing this (I just enjoyed a walk down memory lane, re-reading this thread from the beginning).

This looks like either a JY donor repair, or a remove-and-weld/paint repair.
 
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Old Yesterday | 12:23 PM
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Hi Al, my plan for now is pretty simple: I'll attach the rail back into the pillar with a flat-head screw and a 1/4 inch nylon spacer inbetween, somewhere 1 to 2 inches inward from where it broke.
Either with a sheet metal screw or screw/nut combination, if there is access from behind. Will need to pry off the 6x9 speaker grill to know the later.
 
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Here's my fix. They've been working great for years now.


 
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