Sliding doors demand a lot more weight and engineering than regular hinged doors and maybe chrysler wasn t up to that challenge back in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Ow to make minivan door slide further.
For this to happen the activation signal turns on a drive motor for the chain drive that is used to pull the doors open.
4 adjust the rear of the sliding door up by turn ing the center hinge bolt clockwise fig.
Need to replace the door on your wife s minivan.
I ll never forget when the redesigned chrysler minivans came out for the 1996 model year what an event it was.
But it really cost 700.
Once the sliding door assembly is cleaned you can lubricate it.
I have an extended warranty so it only cost me 100.
Use a generous amount to get the guide rails and cables well lubricated.
2 fully open the sliding door.
If you press either button the sliding door should open and close.
They do allow for manual shutting though.
Once it is locked on the drive chain and pawl pull the back doors open.
3 verify that all center hinge bolts are tight.
There is typically two operating buttons for a sliding rear window one on the driver side door and the other in the rear where the window is located.
It wasn t too much but it didn t fix the problem.
However don t just toss the trim when you re done as it may be something you can use for.
1 visually inspect the sliding door for fitting low at the top of the door by checking the alignment of the top contour of the door to the quarter panel.
So if you re asking yourself how to make a regular door into a sliding door look no further.
I have had that happen to one of my doors.
Spray the wheels with the wd 40 weight lubrication.
Took it once and they oiled things and checked the wiring.
They ended up replacing the entire door mechanism.
But eventually they accepted the challenge.
I have a dodge van.