Transit Sliding Door Adjustment

Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.

Transit sliding door adjustment.

Not worth adjusting while closed you have to fight against the doors seals and it s just too much work. Tighten the lower arm inner adjustment screw. Door open warning from sliding door. Make estimates of the adjustment required while the door is 1 2 open get a helper if needed and keep at it.

Hi i am driving a ford transit from 2008 and i keep getting a door open signal from the sliding door when i drive over bumpers or around curves even though the door is closed. Step 3 check the door s new position. Check the alignment of the sliding door. Loosen the mounting bolts with a socket wrench on one side of the hinge either the door side or the body side.

If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction. Move the door in whichever direction you feel it needs to be moved up or down are most likely and tighten the bolts with the door in its new position. When i lock the doors with the light on it closes but the lights stay on and the horn goes off. Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.

Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller. With the aid of another technician push the front of the sliding door until it aligns with the b pillar and tighten the lower arm outer adjustment screw. Remove the scuff plate.