Kombi door problem.

donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 5 Aug 2016, 11:39 pm

#1028759

Had a bit of a mishap with my kombi today, the sliding door actually came totally adrift from the body and landed on the ground, I've rectified ( sorta 🙄&#128563😉 the damage which was minor and sourced a replacement bottom runner as I found the one on the bus was missing a bearing, I've managed to get the door back on but am unable to open it as the rear hinge U piece isn't able to swing out enabling the door to run past the body, I'm thinking that it was somehow "rearranged" when the door came adrift but can't see how to rectify the problem. Any one else out there had this problem and can give me any hints on how to overcome it?
Thanks
Don

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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Aug 2016, 8:41 am

#1028765

Don,
A heap of "sliding door" posts here
http://forums.kombiclub.com/search/2688476/?q=sliding+door&o=date&c[title_only]=1&c[node]=19

in particular this one shows a "refurbishment of the sliding door rear hinge"
http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/kombi-sliding-door-rear-hinge-recondition.53608/

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donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 8 Aug 2016, 7:00 am

#1028855

Thanks Bizarre, Just what I needed, all good now, well as good as can be expected with what I have to start with.

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