Safari Van AWD V6-262 Sliding Door High Effort Close Chatters Misaligned
5.
The door chatters or will not glide smoothly (Figure 7 and 8).
SERVICE PROCEDURE
NOTE:
For assistance in performing the following service procedures, refer to section 10A1 doors in the appropriate service manual.
Condition 1 - The door is hard to open.
A.
The rear striker is too high or too low. Look for witness marks on the door striker or on the rear latch. If witness marks exist, then adjust the rear
striker upward/downward to gain flushness and alignment to the body feature lines.
B.
The center roller track is mis-adjusted. The door may drop or raise at the rear or may be hard to close as a result of the center roller track being
mis-adjusted. To correct the condition loosen the center track bolts and move it upward/downward as required or rearward as required.
C.
The locators are too high or too low. Close the doors while observing the feature line on the door and on the body of the vehicle. If the feature line
moves up or down, then adjust the lower locator, and/or lower roller bracket upward/downward as required. Adjust the lower locator first, then
readjust the lower roller bracket.
Condition 2 - The door will not release or difficult to release from hold open position.
A.
The lower cable release is mis-adjusted. To repair loosen the screw on the lower roller arm and pull on the release cable to remove any existing
slack, and retighten the screw. This will allow the release to disengage at its earliest point.
Condition 3 - The door will not or is difficult to move out of the opening.
A.
A new weatherstrip has been released into production. The new weatherstrip is similar to the old weatherstrip, except for the addition of a low
friction coating to reduce door to seal adhesion.
Part
Description
Number
15958402
Weatherstrip Assembly RR S/D
Vehicles built after the following VIN breakpoints have the new weatherstrip incorporated into production.
GMC MB509686
B.
A new sliding door assist spring (GM P/N 15683581) has been released into production. The spring will allow the door to come out of the opening
using less effort. Vehicles built after 1992 SOP will have the new spring incorporated into production.
