Rear Door Adjustment? | Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 52 journeyman | OP journeyman Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 52 | Hi all. More water intrusion from top of rear door. Seals just replaced. Door is very hard to open or close. Any ideas?
- Jeff | | | Re: Rear Door Adjustment? | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 9,854 Likes: 8 Festerus Vannimus | Festerus Vannimus Joined: May 2007 Posts: 9,854 Likes: 8 | I do not know how they did it, but my local body shop charged me one hours labor ($100 in my case) and took care of all the leaks and wind whistles I had back there. . .
Sorry I can not be more help.
My van : 1989 Ford E-150 Econoline, currently named “WOLF-DEN IIâ€
Founder & President of Sooner or Later United Truckers and PROUD TO BE A S.L.U.T. ! !
| | | Re: Rear Door Adjustment? | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,750 Likes: 13 | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,750 Likes: 13 | dutch doors or barn doors?
90 Astro - "The Grey Ghost" - Haulin Ass, Not kids.E-Z Vanners and West Vanners Council of Councils Board Member National Truck-in Board Support Team "No matter where you go, there you are." "If you can't do something smart, Do something right" "There are three kinds of people in the world, those who can count, and those who can't"
| | | Re: Rear Door Adjustment? | Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 52 journeyman | OP journeyman Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 52 | Is barn doors. I will be sending to shop for door adnustment. This is the third time I have had to rip the floor out because of leaks!
- Jeff | | | Re: Rear Door Adjustment? | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,750 Likes: 13 | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,750 Likes: 13 | other than replacing the hinge pins, no sure what adjustment there is, the hinges themselves are welded in. I would want to know exactly what they are adjusting and how 90 Astro - "The Grey Ghost" - Haulin Ass, Not kids.E-Z Vanners and West Vanners Council of Councils Board Member National Truck-in Board Support Team "No matter where you go, there you are." "If you can't do something smart, Do something right" "There are three kinds of people in the world, those who can count, and those who can't"
| | | Re: Rear Door Adjustment? | Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 52 journeyman | OP journeyman Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 52 | I will find out what they do and report back. I had all the seals replaced figuring that would solve the leaks, but the leaks got worse.
Both doors are hard to shut, the right is worse than the left. Once they do close, there is a noticable gap on top and in the center. The shop is not charging to try and adjust the doors. They are going to put a guy inside the van and run a water hose on all doors to find leaks. I wish they would have done it in the first place. I am out another stack of cash for all the carpet and padding!
- Jeff | | | Re: Rear Door Adjustment? | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 9,854 Likes: 8 Festerus Vannimus | Festerus Vannimus Joined: May 2007 Posts: 9,854 Likes: 8 | Please do let us know, and if I never said it before, GREAT LOOKING VAN !
My van : 1989 Ford E-150 Econoline, currently named “WOLF-DEN IIâ€
Founder & President of Sooner or Later United Truckers and PROUD TO BE A S.L.U.T. ! !
| | | Re: Rear Door Adjustment? | Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 52 journeyman | OP journeyman Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 52 | Thank You! The leaks have kept me from meeting folks at events! Okay, so the striker(?) was moved, you can see the white paint under the black. Also, the bottom plate, or what ever it is called was moved. The striker is on the left door, the plate is bottom center. The catch(?) on the right door appears to have been moved...maybe. Did not take pic. One guy inside finding leaks with a hose, adjust, adjust, then no leaks. Then a drive through the carwash ... no leaks. Hopefully this is final and I can re-re-reinstall the floors!
Last edited by Vans4ever; April 02nd 2014 9:16 pm.
- Jeff | | | Re: Rear Door Adjustment? | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,463 Likes: 12 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,463 Likes: 12 | Thanks for posting the pics and info! Wish more folks would follow up like that.
-It's been such a LONG TIME... BlueShift>> 1981 Dodge Ram B250 Custom Sportsman Maxi Van It's what you learn after you know it all, that counts... Are you living to work, or working to live? Learning from my own mistakes is good, learning from yours would be much better! | | |
0 members (),
6
guests, and
2
robots. | Key: Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod | | Forums68 Topics35,844 Posts538,419 Members12,735 | Most Online177 May 8th, 2013 | | | |