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icekoffee
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 Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:28 pm Post subject: Sagging driver side door |
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The driver's side door of my bus is sagging. I cannot seem to find oversized door pins anywhere. Is that not how a sagging front door is fixed on a bay window? Is there another way to fix it that I am not aware of? Any help would be awesome! thanks
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rustbus
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Open 'er up and reef upwards on it, or jack it up a little. I just give mine a couple good yanks upwards once in a while - watch the old lower back!
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icekoffee
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Thats it? Seems too easy lol
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1958 Patina Beetle EJ25
1984 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
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icekoffee
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totally worked and was super easy! thanks
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1959 23 Window
1963 Doubleturd
1958 Patina Beetle EJ25
1984 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
1964 Lifted Mouse Grey Standard
1967 21 Window
1968 Double Bubble
1969 Westfalia
1961 Ragtop Beetle
1984 GTI
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busdaddy
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In the event of lower back issues a piece of 2x4 just slightly longer than the distance from the bottom of the door to the ground works too, prop it under the very rear end of the door inner structure and try to close it so it lifts the door as you reach vertical on the 2X4. Just watch out for the paint at the upper front corner of the door where it meets the nose, if the hinges are really loose the gap can close so tightly it chips the paint.
Now that it's fixed pry the caps off the hinges and put a few drops of oil in there so it doesn't happen again soon 
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