van back doors

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:50 pm

every van i looked at was about 6 years old, and every single one had knackered stops for the back doors...............including the one i bought

Is there anything better than a bit of chain on a hook as a fix them? Thats what i'm thinking may be best, as you can unhook if required, to fully open the door from 90 to 180 degrees.

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:00 pm

Will chain work anyway? Once you go past the 90 degree point, the extra distance the chain will have to go will be like nothing?

Hinton Heating · Post by **Hinton Heating** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:41 pm

can you just replace the retaining mechanism?

Is a simple job on my transit

Welsh Decorator · Post by **Welsh Decorator** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:46 pm

Some people!

Just too dam fusy

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:53 pm

Very few of them seem reliable in the long term. If the actual door is still in good shape and not damaged, replace the roller/arm

Not sure what it is on yours- mines a simple piece of steel bar that clips into a sturdy plastic bracket.

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:20 am

Hoovie wrote:Will chain work anyway? Once you go past the 90 degree point, the extra distance the chain will have to go will be like nothing?

you dont secure the chain near to the hinge point as this will give the door to much leverage

you secure say 10" away from the hinge on both the door and opening so when the door is open at 90% you have a triangle

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:29 am

big-all wrote:
Hoovie wrote:Will chain work anyway? Once you go past the 90 degree point, the extra distance the chain will have to go will be like nothing?

you dont secure the chain near to the hinge point as this will give the door to much leverage

you secure say 10" away from the hinge on both the door and opening so when the door is open at 90% you have a triangle

Ah - Lateral thinking

- in my head I had "put chain in position of old stays".
I had to replace the stay on my rear door to allow it to open from its maximum 60 Deg all the way to 90 Deg !

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:41 am

i dont want to replace the units as they will just break again. Want to do something that will last.

Looks like chain is the way to go.?

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:17 am

If you had bought a decent van you would not have this problem

My vito may be going rusty, but the doors work fine

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:06 pm

What are they like then Handyman... theres nothing to break on mine

stevemastic · Post by **stevemastic** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:48 pm

90 degrees is usualy ok . Unless you have you van loaded by B& Q staff with a fork lift

so fix at 90 with the option of 180 if required