Vanagon Sliding Door Adjustment

Currently it has a good flush alignment in the front but the rear sticks out around 15mm from the body panel.

Vanagon sliding door adjustment.

I have an 81 vanagon. Once the rollers on. To move the door more forward or backward there is one bolt behind the interior door panel that lets you adjust the fore aft position a bit. Front of sliding door fits flush with front.

Most minivans use a similar system. Are the gaps in front and back with the door closed about the same width. Those would 2 different adjustments. The front and rear gaps are about the same 7 5 7 8mm.

The placement in the door and the hinge is differnet than the one in the pictures. I have an 86 vanagon sliding door that has always had trouble closing staying closed. After that door removal itself is pretty easy with a helper. To fix your van door and make it open smoothly get some spray oil like tri flow and spray oil on all the rollers top middle and bottom.

I need some advice on how to adjust the sliding door rear side so that the door lines up with the body panel. Good thing i was repainting that cover anyway. The hardest part of the whole process was getting the sliding door track cover off. Easiest adjustment is the big bolt on the rear frame center area of door that the latch mates with when door is closed.

I had to pound and pound and pound on the thing with a block mallet to the point i thought i was surely going to bend stuff. A picture woudl be helpful. Would love to have some advice.