Number of posts : 27 Home City : White Salmon, Washington Model and year : 1992 Toyota Hiace 2.8l 3L LH107 Diesel 4x4 ATM 4-Speed Registration date : 2020-08-04
Subject: Sliding back door VERY STICKY? Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:37 pm
Hey Guys,
My back sliding door is very sticky. Has anyone had this issue in the past? Do the little bearings in the runner of the door need to be greased? It seems very weather dependent, but that could be my imagination?
Sometimes it won't go back; therefore, I pull it forward and gently try to get it fully open again. Any insight? Thanks!
Andonic Been here a while
Number of posts : 169 Home City : London Model and year : Cruising Cabin 1991 pop top selectable 4WD 2.8 Diesel Registration date : 2018-01-25
Subject: Re: Sliding back door VERY STICKY? Wed Sep 23, 2020 1:28 pm
I've noticed the same problem recently. I suspect it all needs a good clean and regreasing.
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djathens Im not old...just experienced
Number of posts : 379 Home City : Portland, Oregon, USA Model and year : 1991 Super Custom Limited 4WD LH107W 3L Registration date : 2018-03-07
Subject: Re: Sliding back door VERY STICKY? Wed Sep 23, 2020 3:55 pm
I periodically wipe any greasy dirt out of the track and spray a silicone lubricant on all contact/rolling points, keeps things sliding nicely. Probably 2-3 times a year.
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jbouchelle10 Not so new now
Number of posts : 27 Home City : White Salmon, Washington Model and year : 1992 Toyota Hiace 2.8l 3L LH107 Diesel 4x4 ATM 4-Speed Registration date : 2020-08-04
Subject: Re: Sliding back door VERY STICKY? Wed Sep 23, 2020 5:42 pm
Noted. I kind of assumed that was the case. Additionally, it has been brutally dry-dusty here. I will try cleaning out the ports and adding silicone lube to the rolling pieces. Thanks!
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Number of posts : 13 Home City : Eugene Model and year : 1995 Super Custom Limited Registration date : 2020-06-07
Subject: Re: Sliding back door VERY STICKY? Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:27 pm
I recently had this happen to me. It happened after taking it on a long gravel road with severe and unpredictable washboarding. Actually turns out that there are two rollers which are loosely secured to the assembly. It's highlighted in this post and GPW does a great job at explaining how to do the job in this post:
He also gives dimensions of the new rollers. Turned out that both of mine were missing. GPW also gave the dimensions of the rollers, I thought I had to possibly order them online, but I went to my local fastener supply store and found some metric stainless spacers that measured 4mm ID, 6mm OD, and 10mm H. The dimensions of the OEM parts were the same, except the height is 9.5mm. I figured I could at least grind or file 0.5mm off the height. I took the rolling assembly off, which you need to be extremely careful of as the door can fall and possibly damage the bottom and top rollers. It might be useful to use a second person to support the door as it's fairly heavy. I took out the middle rolling assembly, cleaned it, greased it, and installed the new rollers before installing it back on the van. Fixed my problem and took a total of ~2 hours including my trip to the hardware store. The spacers costed me ~$5. Much quicker and cheaper than ordering OEM parts from Japan.
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