While I was removing the left side panel, and realized I had to remove the rear seat to get the panel out, I decided to do the same on the opposite side.
I wanted to clean the junk and crap that has been sitting behind panels.
This also gave me a chance to look at my sliding door track (which seemed loose) and fix the middle slider assembly.
In the video, I demonstrated that my sliding door will not close all the way unless I slammed it hard.
I also seen on the forums that the middle slider has 2 posts that eventually wear out.
Here is a picture from Toyotavantech's Tim
The 2 posts have rollers on them and after so long, they wear out and in his picture, the post itself gets destroyed and has a "metal on metal" grinding sound.
The quick fix is to nylon spacers and drill them out. Which is what I did.
I couldn't get the panel completely off, but I was able to get to the 2 bolts holding the middle assembly.
To my surprised, the posts were good and only one roller was going bad. I decided to use the nylon stand offs (0.74 cents for a pair), drilled out and cut to match.
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Going back to the slider track, 5 nuts and it was off. There is also the end piece that pops out.
I could not get the panel off near the handle, but enough for me to get the middle assembly undone and slide it off.
I will have to revisit this in the near future! After some reverse engineering at the junkyard.
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After drilling out the nylon spacers to be snug, yet spin on the posts, I reinstalled it and tightened everything, same with the slider track. Lithium grease on everything.
I then opened the door and closed it... it was like butter compared to before!!!!
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After some more searching on TVT, I found someone that did this with metal bearings.
Bearing is 6x9x4mm
with 5mm c clips (2)
I will have to do this. I want long term stability. Since the middle assembly appears to be the one that fails, I will pick up the top and bottom slider assemblies and have them looked at.
My current results with the sliding door with nylon spacers is good, but bearings last way longer as long as they are greased and I like this idea!!!
I wanted to clean the junk and crap that has been sitting behind panels.
This also gave me a chance to look at my sliding door track (which seemed loose) and fix the middle slider assembly.
BEFORE YOU TAKE OFF THE MIDDLE ASSEMBLY, THIS WILL MAKE THE REAR OF THE SLIDING DOOR "FALL"... SO BE CAREFUL!!!!!
In the video, I demonstrated that my sliding door will not close all the way unless I slammed it hard.
I also seen on the forums that the middle slider has 2 posts that eventually wear out.
Here is a picture from Toyotavantech's Tim
The 2 posts have rollers on them and after so long, they wear out and in his picture, the post itself gets destroyed and has a "metal on metal" grinding sound.
The quick fix is to nylon spacers and drill them out. Which is what I did.
I couldn't get the panel completely off, but I was able to get to the 2 bolts holding the middle assembly.
To my surprised, the posts were good and only one roller was going bad. I decided to use the nylon stand offs (0.74 cents for a pair), drilled out and cut to match.
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Going back to the slider track, 5 nuts and it was off. There is also the end piece that pops out.
I could not get the panel off near the handle, but enough for me to get the middle assembly undone and slide it off.
I will have to revisit this in the near future! After some reverse engineering at the junkyard.
------------------------------------------------------------
After drilling out the nylon spacers to be snug, yet spin on the posts, I reinstalled it and tightened everything, same with the slider track. Lithium grease on everything.
I then opened the door and closed it... it was like butter compared to before!!!!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
After some more searching on TVT, I found someone that did this with metal bearings.
Bearing is 6x9x4mm
with 5mm c clips (2)
I will have to do this. I want long term stability. Since the middle assembly appears to be the one that fails, I will pick up the top and bottom slider assemblies and have them looked at.
My current results with the sliding door with nylon spacers is good, but bearings last way longer as long as they are greased and I like this idea!!!
replaced top hinge and middle hinge , but the bottom plastic roller has completely worn out... hopefully something similar will fit :)
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