Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 18:00:29 -0800
Reply-To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Front door adjustment question
In-Reply-To: <F05A5B5B-F1F8-427F-B0F2-984FE343F98F@gmail.com>
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You might try just lifting on the door. Often the doors sag cause someone
hung on it when it was openening....
On Feb 18, 2015 11:04 AM, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> Most any real hobby shop.
>
> Jim
>
>
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> > On Feb 18, 2015, at 1:01 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > thanks Jim,
> >
> > where do you get those shims?
> >
> >> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:01 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> I used brass shim stock.
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > On Feb 18, 2015, at 10:40 AM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > what kind of shims to use? I guess washers right?
> >> >
> >> > thanks
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 11:35 PM, Scott Daniel Foss <
> >> > scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> hmmmm....
> >> >> in any case, on a front door shimming the bottom hinge aftward (
> betwixt
> >> >> body and hinge ) raises the rear edge of the door. ( if hinge is
> >> >> mounted to the normal 'front' side of the frame )
> >> >>
> >> >> you say 'forward side' ...
> >> >> ( no vanagon right here to look at )
> >> >> in that case ...one would remove a shim . ..
> >> >>
> >> >> pretty sure I fixed 'low at the rear edge' by adding as shim .
> >> >> if it is attached at the forward side..
> >> >> then adding at the upper hinge do it..moving the upper hinge forward.
> >> >> that sorta 'fits' ...maybe that's what I did.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>> On 2/17/2015 6:49 AM, Alistair Bell wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Yes, but I think you have the shim position, for my problem, not
> quite
> >> >>> right.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> The hinge plates attach to the forward side of the body flange. So
> to
> >> >>> raise the rear of my door I would add shim between body and top
> hinge plate.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> That would rotate the door anti clockwise, looking at the door from
> the
> >> >>> side of the van.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Alistair
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On Feb 16, 2015, at 10:41 PM, Scott Daniel Foss <
> >> >>>> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I've put a shim between the body and the lower hinge,
> >> >>>> to move the lover hinge pivot point aft slightly, and thus lifting
> up
> >> >>>> the aft edge of the door to fix this.
> >> >>>> It's fiddly ..
> >> >>>> like tight odd access , but doable.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> S.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>> On 2/15/2015 7:59 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
> >> >>>>> My drivers side front door has a little bit of sag. It feels like
> it
> >> >>>>> comes off resting n the latch when opened. I have adjusted front
> doors a
> >> >>>>> few times, and I understand the adjustments allowed in the
> system. But what
> >> >>>>> I need is sort of like shimming the hinge plates or getting new
> hinge pins.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> You know what I mean? As if the hinge pins are loose enough to
> allow a
> >> >>>>> little drop when door opened.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> It's a very little amount right now, but I'd like to deal with
> it. Does
> >> >>>>> anyone understand what I am trying to explain and have a solution?
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Thanks
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Alistair
> >> >>>> --
> >> >>>> <smallest version.jpg>
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >
>
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