sliding door retainer bracket

vdubyah73 · Post by **vdubyah73** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:40 am

I used Beetle fender welt to replace that piece. I know what a hack!

Bill

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:49 am

I was able to get the rear screw and retaining clip and the front bolt that comes in from underneath off of my donor bus. But what goes in here?
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The schematic on the previous page show a bolt and nut, but it looks like a blind hole to me.

bretski · Post by **bretski** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:04 am

It's a blind hole. Oh, those tricky VW engineers!

I suppose you could put a plug in there to help keep out water, though...

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:30 am

There is a corresponding hole in my sliding cover, it's supposed to bolt on somehow.

bretski · Post by **bretski** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:36 am

Ah, you're correct. Sorry. That must be the nut and bolt that I don't have (late model change). It's #11/12 on the diagram I posted before. Let me see if I can get a part number...

Edit:
Bolt is listed NLA, but the nut is a M5, so you could probably get the right length with a little trial and error. I'll post the question on type2, Karl might know what the proper bolt size is.

2nd edit:
According to Karl, it was part number N 14 272 1 screw, fillister head, BM5 x 60. Thanks, Karl for the quick reply!

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:21 am

Are you able to get at that hole from the backside?

bretski · Post by **bretski** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:24 pm

According to the Bentley, yes.

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:55 am

Interesting discovery. I replaced the spring in the retaining bracket and it seems to not only function in retaining the open door but actually interacts with the rear hinge mechanism "popping" the rear of the door out when you open it. The door now opens and closes more smoothly. Pics to follow when time permits.

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:11 am

bretski wrote:According to the Bentley, yes.

I can't see how you'd access it... :<

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:53 am

vdubyah73 wrote:I used Beetle fender welt to replace that piece. I know what a hack!

Bill

Good idea, how does it fit?

vdubyah73 · Post by **vdubyah73** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:13 pm

hambone wrote:
vdubyah73 wrote:I used Beetle fender welt to replace that piece. I know what a hack!

Bill
Good idea, how does it fit?

ya gotta trim quite a bit off of the part that fits between the fender and body.

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:06 am

Here are a few photos of the mechanisms in question:

The spring, the whole spring and nothing but the spring:

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Mounted up (this part was fun--I shot the spring across the garage several times before getting it in correctly. It was fun to try to find...):

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Installed and happy (please excuse the dirty parts, I'll get to them eventually):

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Post by **Amskeptic** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:12 pm

Ritter wrote:Interesting discovery. I replaced the spring in the retaining bracket and it seems to not only function in retaining the open door but actually interacts with the rear hinge mechanism "popping" the rear of the door out when you open it. The door now opens and closes more smoothly. Pics to follow when time permits.

That spring is to load the catch that holds the door open.
The "door popper-outer spring" is a more substantial spring located in the rear of the sliding door itself acting upon the hinge with that little cam deal.
ColinIIRC

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sliding door retainer bracket