First thing to do is check that the roller at the top is tight ! and then the bottom..... If the roller at the top is loose that can be the main culprit.... Great video.... Yeh one of the very few videos i could find which had a depth and practical solutions.. Excellent thanks.... I have a similar problem . it was the roller at the top and the left screw on sliding door needed raising .
Thank you for this video. I have a T5.1 and I’ve had a couple of issues with the door, I stupidly thought were separate issues. One was slide door not shutting easily (comes off runners) and the other central locking not working on the slide door. After watching your video it led me to see that the lower runner needs replacing and therefore the electric locking mechanism not lining up.
thank you for the video i just fixed my sliding door on my T6 ! it wasnt closing normaly for a while but didnt know why... until i saw it was lower then the other door :( but im happy that it is a quick fix.
Great video, thanks for that! I have converted a few vans now and find that before conversion the door is fine but seems harder to close once finished, I realised early on that is to do with the carpet lining blocking the rear vents making the sliding door harder to close as the air has nowhere to go which now leads me to advise purchasers of my vehicles to open the front door before closing the sliding door to avoid air lock which works well much like having a door open when closing the pop top, thanks to your helpful video I shall now try some adjustments to see if I can work around it, I’m thinking perhaps they all need tweaking from factory settings once carpet lined and converted to work around this issue.
I think you are correct. It certainly does not help the air escape. I have had to adjust every door to stop rattles and make them close correctly. I hope it helps.
Very nice video. Mine is exactly the same.When winding up the bolt on the centre hinge.I supported the door on an axle stand,because the bolt wasn't able to overcome the weight of the door.
Thanks for the really informative video with easy to understand guidance. Just wondering if the adjustment at the top stopped the leak? It's exactly the problem that I'm experiencing. Thanks again for the great video💯👍
Hi, have you still got the van? Any idea what the gap should be between the front wing and door, between the front door and sliding door, rear of sliding door, and what the gap should be either the top or bottom of the doors or know where I can find the information out ? I’ve just resprayed my van and my ocd is in overdrive trying to get the alignment right, want it to be spot on before I fit side windows
Hi I do have my van. I don't know what the gaps should be. I would set them so they look even. I would imagine that is what they would do at the factory.
Thanks for this video. I have an issue with one of my doors and this helps me to start getting my head around it. Although as well as the door hanging low, when it is in the closed position, it doesn’t sit far enough forward. So there is a large gap between the leading edge of the door and the B pillar From your experience do you have any suggestions as to how I might remedy this? Cheers.
Hi folks, I have a T$ conversion. I wondered if someone could give me a bit of advice please... I'm not mechanically minded at all. When it comes to that sort of thing it's like Algebra to me. I just have no clue. So my sliding door isn't aligned but the mechanism, bottom, middle, top - they all look relatively new, both the wheels and the gold coloured metal. Whatever it is, I'm gonna have to put it in to get fixed as I also have a back door mechanism which needs replacing, I turned the tap too fast one day and it separated into it's sections. I also have some form of electrics problem. The guy I went to last time, after he'd replaced the timing belt (i was at school with him and we are still good friends), told me that he couldn't get it off for some reason. I suspect the man who I bought it from has put a fuse or whatever (I don't know) in the wrong place, as i know he' fitted a reversing warning sound. The sliding door is worrying me something awful. I can't get a garage anywhere and this has come at the worst time. Can anyone tell me what i should be paying please? Money is kinda tight at the moment!
@@ccuk I've got it shutting a bit better but the back of the door doesn't click in without a good slam. I wonder if I have non standard seals that stick out a bit further
@@thatginettaguy1714 mine was the same until I compromised the position of the rear latch. I moved the rear bracket out a little which sorted the issue for me. The compromise if the door skin is about 1 to 2 proud of the rear body panel. This is hardly noticeable
@@thatginettaguy1714 that is a shame it did not work. I am gradually coming to the opinion that these vans are not as refund as they should be considering the premium price.
First thing to do is check that the roller at the top is tight ! and then the bottom..... If the roller at the top is loose that can be the main culprit.... Great video.... Yeh one of the very few videos i could find which had a depth and practical solutions.. Excellent thanks.... I have a similar problem . it was the roller at the top and the left screw on sliding door needed raising .
Thanks for your feedback. I am really happy it helped.
Thank you for this video. I have a T5.1 and I’ve had a couple of issues with the door, I stupidly thought were separate issues. One was slide door not shutting easily (comes off runners) and the other central locking not working on the slide door. After watching your video it led me to see that the lower runner needs replacing and therefore the electric locking mechanism not lining up.
Thanks for showing your issue to all VW lovers. Every contribution helps
Thanks Alvin 🙂
thank you for the video i just fixed my sliding door on my T6 ! it wasnt closing normaly for a while but didnt know why... until i saw it was lower then the other door :( but im happy that it is a quick fix.
I am so happy to hear it helped.
Thanks! We have to swing and slam ours, and I noticed the other day that its dropped at the back. Great video, will have a go at this 👍🏼👍🏼
I hope it worked for you. Note the rear goes out of adjustment regularly and will need tweaking periodically.
Brilliant video
Thanks solved my door challenge. ;-)
I am glad it had helped. I do find the rear hinge needs to be re adjusted every few months though.
Great video off to check my T6 sliding door for this. might stop the creaking I have after a lot of bumpy roads while doing the NC500
Thanks so much, just fixed mine!!!
Great video, thanks for that! I have converted a few vans now and find that before conversion the door is fine but seems harder to close once finished, I realised early on that is to do with the carpet lining blocking the rear vents making the sliding door harder to close as the air has nowhere to go which now leads me to advise purchasers of my vehicles to open the front door before closing the sliding door to avoid air lock which works well much like having a door open when closing the pop top, thanks to your helpful video I shall now try some adjustments to see if I can work around it, I’m thinking perhaps they all need tweaking from factory settings once carpet lined and converted to work around this issue.
I think you are correct. It certainly does not help the air escape. I have had to adjust every door to stop rattles and make them close correctly. I hope it helps.
Bang on! My sliding door is a pig to shut unless i have another door open. Shuts 1st time every time with a door open 🤷♂️
Very nice video. Mine is exactly the same.When winding up the bolt on the centre hinge.I supported the door on an axle stand,because the bolt wasn't able to overcome the weight of the door.
I hope you managed to adjust your door to shut as it should. I have had to adjust all the doors on my van. The build quality is not great.
Well explained mate, saved me lots of trouble 👍🏽
Great video, a good insight and very helpfull.
Awesome, thanks! 🙏
Great video 👌🏻
Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for the really informative video with easy to understand guidance. Just wondering if the adjustment at the top stopped the leak? It's exactly the problem that I'm experiencing. Thanks again for the great video💯👍
Thanks for your nice words. It stopped the leak for me
@@ccukwell, followed the guidance and I'm happy to say I've got a smoothly operating door that no longer leaks. Many thanks 👍
Hi great video. Can I ask what size security bit you used on the bottom front hinge hinge
I have T40 but there's a little play . I don't want to round it off . Want to make sure I have correct security bit .
Hi, have you still got the van? Any idea what the gap should be between the front wing and door, between the front door and sliding door, rear of sliding door, and what the gap should be either the top or bottom of the doors or know where I can find the information out ? I’ve just resprayed my van and my ocd is in overdrive trying to get the alignment right, want it to be spot on before I fit side windows
Hi I do have my van. I don't know what the gaps should be. I would set them so they look even. I would imagine that is what they would do at the factory.
What tool did you use to reach the latch in the middle. I can’t find anything to assist me.
If you mean the rear latch I used an allen key
Thanks for this video. I have an issue with one of my doors and this helps me to start getting my head around it. Although as well as the door hanging low, when it is in the closed position, it doesn’t sit far enough forward. So there is a large gap between the leading edge of the door and the B pillar From your experience do you have any suggestions as to how I might remedy this? Cheers.
Thanks for your comment Alex. I've not come across your issue before. Perhaps once it is all adjusted correctly it might improve the gap too.
Hi folks, I have a T$ conversion. I wondered if someone could give me a bit of advice please... I'm not mechanically minded at all. When it comes to that sort of thing it's like Algebra to me. I just have no clue. So my sliding door isn't aligned but the mechanism, bottom, middle, top - they all look relatively new, both the wheels and the gold coloured metal. Whatever it is, I'm gonna have to put it in to get fixed as I also have a back door mechanism which needs replacing, I turned the tap too fast one day and it separated into it's sections. I also have some form of electrics problem. The guy I went to last time, after he'd replaced the timing belt (i was at school with him and we are still good friends), told me that he couldn't get it off for some reason. I suspect the man who I bought it from has put a fuse or whatever (I don't know) in the wrong place, as i know he' fitted a reversing warning sound. The sliding door is worrying me something awful. I can't get a garage anywhere and this has come at the worst time. Can anyone tell me what i should be paying please? Money is kinda tight at the moment!
Hi Gary. Unfortunately I don't know how much garages would charge. I usually do my own work. I hope it is not to expensive.
I'm going to mess with mine now!
Good luck. Let me know how you get on.
@@ccuk I've got it shutting a bit better but the back of the door doesn't click in without a good slam. I wonder if I have non standard seals that stick out a bit further
@@thatginettaguy1714 mine was the same until I compromised the position of the rear latch. I moved the rear bracket out a little which sorted the issue for me. The compromise if the door skin is about 1 to 2 proud of the rear body panel. This is hardly noticeable
@@ccuk I did loosen it off and set it as far out as I could
@@thatginettaguy1714 that is a shame it did not work. I am gradually coming to the opinion that these vans are not as refund as they should be considering the premium price.