Grief with Status sliding door seal

[fredster]

Anyone had grief with Status sliding door seal? Went in ok, but now door only closes to first closed position. You can't click the door in/shut by raising inner handle. Other seals I bought off them are excellent, surprised by this. Pretty sure I've got it installed correctly, lip at rear vertical edge is pointing towards front of bus.

Any tips gratefully recieved.

fred

 

[faux]

Often new seals take time to bed in, they will push doors out. The sliding door is often prone to this.

You can try to adjust the pulling mechanism which will allow for this.

or

You can take the seal out and trim a mm or two off the rear.

It depends how far out it is realy, I would try to adjust first as it may pull in ok.

Jon

(Generally Status are great and I would talk to Berkley if you are not happy)

 

[creationblue]

Just a point, i have to make sure the plastic latch on the inside of the handle is in the horizontal position before my outside handle will lift to bring the back edge in, the latch keeps moving down when slamed and gives the symptons you have.

Just

 

[dagboyblue]

i have the same problem - going to take everything apart this winter

if anyone has any ideas it will be appreciated

d

 

[fredster]

Thanks to all,

I think it is a case of waiting for seal to compress a bit. The trouble is whilst door is not clicking to the 2nd shut position I don't think the seal is getting compressed. Have considered trimming a bit off the back of seal on the rear inner edge, but I shelled out the extra on Status seals to avoid this. I hasten to ad that all the other Status seals I have are a lovely fit, so no disrespect meant to them. Have no doubt its my sliding door at fault, not their seal.

Apparently the astonishingly expensive Bentley VW book has a very good guide to adjusting door to fit new seal, anyone happen to have a copy I could get a scan of, or know where there's one online?

 

[warwick71]

We have exactly the same problem, just thought our door was crap :? We had it straightend, then new seal in March, now won't do the 2nd click and pull the end in so won't bed the seal in properly, need to sort it all over winter, but interesting to hear others having same prob, any top tips very welcome

 

[faux]

Remember you can adjust the mechanism, all you need to do is loosen or tighten the cable/wire inside the door itself.

From memory there are 2 cables, each one has an adjuster with a holding nut at each end.

I know this because I got stuck in my van at vanfest, the sliding door wouldn't open. My boy was asleep in the cab bunk and my wife told me if I woke him I'd die!!!!!! :lol: :lol: I fixed it the following day.

 

[noddy]

Had this exact problem with a status sliding door seal. Now the seal has been in a couple of months the door is starting to fully latch at the back.

 

[fredster]

Fixed it. All I had to do was loosen the rear latch plate (on chassis c pillar, not door) and move it out a few mm. I think the previous owner must have pulled it in to compensate for old worn out seal.

 

[warwick71]

Cheers for the pm Fred, very thoughtful

I'll go and try that on ours right now :mrgreen: keep everything crossed.

 

[woodslat]

Apparently the astonishingly expensive Bentley VW book has a very good guide to adjusting door to fit new seal, anyone happen to have a copy I could get a scan of, or know where there's one online?

Are you referring to the green cover bay repair manual from Bentley? I have a copy of that book.

 

[fredster]

I was indeed referring to the green Bentley manual. Actually I was a bit unfair as the bay one is £28 which is not outrageous. Was getting it mixed up with the splitscreen one which weighs in at a whopping £70. I'd be expecting hand drawn diagrams by Ferdinand Porsche himself for that sort of money.