sprinterpirate
not an electrician.
How flexy is your T1N chassis? Is it a noodle like mine?
I have been parking on an uneven, slanted driveway for the last few weeks. The other day I had trouble with the rear doors sticking--which I thought was probably a gummed up lock mechanism or something. It got worse and worse, and I started to notice the sheet metal above and below the latch was getting hit by the latch bar. Then, yesterday I closed the door and it wouldn't even latch. My chassis & body are flexing so much that the mechanism on one door moves a couple centimeters vertically relative to the other door--depending on how I'm parked!
By the way, I do have a Roadmaster sway bar--which has dramatically improved highway driving--but I'm convinced this may contribute to the flex I'm seeing, since the additional stiffness makes the suspension act less as a "leveler" for the chassis.
Do I have anything to worry about here or is this normal? My doors seem to be the culprit in the squeaking noises I'm trying to eliminate (installing sound/thermal insulation soon). Hopefully they just need some adjustment or rubber trim, but I don't want to just bandaid them if this is a symptom of a larger issue.
Oh yeah: its a 2004 140" cargo w/ two (count 'em TWO) sliding doors.
I have been parking on an uneven, slanted driveway for the last few weeks. The other day I had trouble with the rear doors sticking--which I thought was probably a gummed up lock mechanism or something. It got worse and worse, and I started to notice the sheet metal above and below the latch was getting hit by the latch bar. Then, yesterday I closed the door and it wouldn't even latch. My chassis & body are flexing so much that the mechanism on one door moves a couple centimeters vertically relative to the other door--depending on how I'm parked!
By the way, I do have a Roadmaster sway bar--which has dramatically improved highway driving--but I'm convinced this may contribute to the flex I'm seeing, since the additional stiffness makes the suspension act less as a "leveler" for the chassis.
Do I have anything to worry about here or is this normal? My doors seem to be the culprit in the squeaking noises I'm trying to eliminate (installing sound/thermal insulation soon). Hopefully they just need some adjustment or rubber trim, but I don't want to just bandaid them if this is a symptom of a larger issue.
Oh yeah: its a 2004 140" cargo w/ two (count 'em TWO) sliding doors.
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