How To Adjust Doors On A 1968 Bay Window Vw

Vw t2 bay sliding door lock.

How to adjust doors on a 1968 bay window vw.

Decide what way the door must go to satisfy the door latch. I can do it myself but lack the tool to spin the adjusting nut on the upper ball joint. Looks like the hinges have to go down a little first and then you need to cut a length of 2 x4 slightly longer than the distance between the bottom of the inner door frame and the ground so when you prop it up under at an angle and try to close the door it lifts the door and bends that upper hinge forward. Never tighten any of the hinge screws fully until you have the adjustment you want and have opened and closed the door gently.

Slam the door window down and then tighten the hinges good and tight next try it without. I need to correct adjust the camber on the front passenger side of my 68 bus. Open the door and get out your can of pb b laster and spray it down the pivot at the door end of the u. Adjusting door locks 1969 vw bus mrabelonee.

You can tilt the top of the door in by upper hinge horizontally in and lower hinge horizontally out. There are no vw shops in my area and the 2 tire alignment shops i have been to pretty much blew me off. You can adjust the hinges horizontally to get the front projection adjustment. Classic vw bugs how to restore beetle vent window assembly 1965 and.

An historic overview of the vw type 2 as well as many repair manuals diagrams brochures plans etc. Check out my other videos. You don t need to actually open and close the door just push it back and forth so you work the lubricant into the pivot. An excellent source of volkswagen bay window type 2 bus reference resource materials.

I used some binder clips to fix it. I couldn t roll it up or down because it had rusted out. With the plastic tube free tilt the regulator into this position using one hand on the left and the right hand on the plastic tube. Lift the regulator slightly on the vent window side of the door.

Block it up and tighten the hinges slightly. How to replace a door handle on a 1968 79 vw bus 1972 kombi transporter how to. About the t2 bay window bus. Work the door back and forth so that the u is working like it would if you were opening and closing the door.