Adjust Sliding Door - Major Adjustment

1. Inspect the lower roller bumper bracket (Figure 3) for any damage. Replace the bumper bracket with p/n 55347152 if any damage is noticed. Install the bumper bracket and tighten the attaching screw to 23 Nm (200 in. lbs.) of torque.

NOTE:
VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE JAN. 2, 1996 (MDH 0102XX) WILL REQUIRE LOWER ROLLER BUMPER BRACKET, P/N 55347152, TO BE INSTALLED.

NOTE:
PRIOR TO PERFORMING THE NEXT STEP, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO SCREW THE FRONT STABILIZER PIN INWARD (FIGURE 4) TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PIN IS NOT CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE IMPROPERLY POSITIONED.

2. Loosen the rear striker screws (Figure 8). Adjust the rear striker so that the sliding door character lines match that of the C-Pillar. Tighten the screws to 23 Nm (200 in. lbs.) of torque.

3. Close the sliding door.

4. Loosen the front upper roller bracket screws (Figure 7).

5. If necessary, remove the sliding door trim panel. Refer to the 1997 Ram Van/Wagon Service Manual (Publication No. 81-370-7107), page 23-33, for information regarding sliding door trim panel removal.





6. Loosen all of the door lower roller support bracket screws (Figure 10).

7. Move the door to the correct up/down position and tighten the upper and lower roller support bracket screws to 41 Nm (30 ft. lbs.) of torque.

8. With the door closed, loosen the nut at the base of the front upper roller (Figure 5) and allow the door to move outboard until the top front of the door is flush with the B-pillar. Tighten the nut to 23 Nm (200 in. lbs.) of torque.

9. Verify that there is 1.5 mm (0.060 in.) clearance between the top of the upper roller and the track (Figure 6). Adjust the clearance by loosening the front upper bracket screws (Figure 7) and moving the bracket up or down until the proper clearance is obtained. Tighten the screws to 41 Nm (30 ft. lbs.) of torque.

NOTE:
VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE JAN. 2, 1996 (MDH 0102XX) MAY REQUIRE UPPER ROLLER P/N 55347146. THIS REVISED UPPER ROLLER HAS A LONGER SHOULDER AND WILL ALLOW FOR A MORE UPWARD ADJUSTMENT.

10. Loosen the lower roller bracket screws (Figure 3). Move the door in or out until the lower corner of the door is flush with the B-pillar with the door closed. Tighten the screws to 41 Nm (30 ft. lbs.) of torque.

11. Close the sliding door.

12. Remove the sliding door hinge and rear track covers. Refer to the 1997 Ram Van/Wagon Service Manual (Publication No. 81-370-7107), page 23-32, for information regarding removal of the sliding door hinge and rear track covers.





13. Loosen the rear upper hinge bracket screws (Figure 11).





14. Push the front edge of the hinge bracket upward to the maximum up-position (Figure 12). Lightly tighten the bracket front screw.





15. Pull down on the hinge swing-arm (Figure 13). Tighten the hinge bracket screws to 41 Nm (30 ft. lbs.) of torque.

16. Loosen the rear striker screws and install or remove spacers (p/n 55346527) (Figure 8) until the striker is in the center of the latch (Figure 1). Then, move the striker in or out until the rear of the door is flush with the C-pillar. Tighten the screws to 23 Nm (200 in. lbs.) of torque.

NOTE:
MAKE SURE THAT THE STRIKER IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE C-PILLAR AND IS NOT TILTED.

17. Repeat steps 2 through 16 until the sliding door properly fits fore/aft, up/down, and in/out for both the front and rear of the door.

18. Remove the plug for accessing the front latch striker attaching nut from the forward side of the B-Pillar.

19. Loosen the nut and screw that attaches the front latch striker to the B-Pillar (Figure 9).

20. Adjust the front latch striker to a position where the stabilizer pin will not contact the striker when closing the door but will center into the striker with the door fully closed. Tighten the inner striker nut to 22 Nm (200 in. lbs.) of torque and the upper striker screw to 11 Nm (95 in. lbs.) of torque.

21. Install the B-Pillar plug.

22. Adjust the stabilizer pin so that pin fits snug into the front striker latch grommet with the door closed. A small amount of grease can be applied to the end of the stabilizer pin to help identify when the pin contacts the grommet. Adjust the pin out until witness marks appear on the front striker grommet then, tighten the lock nut on the pin.

23. Apply a thin coat of weatherstrip lubricant (p/n 04773427) to the sliding door weatherstrip.

24. Open and close the sliding door to verify the repair.

25. If the door is still difficult to close, adjust the sliding door closed-position locking catch/striker. Refer to the 1997 Ram Van/Wagon Service Manual (Publication No. 81-370-7107), page 23-70, for information regarding adjustment of the sliding door closed-position locking catch/striker.