Adjust transitions of sliding door to body

AR72.16-D-1023-05TS

Adjust transitions of sliding door to body

 Warning

Risk of injury caused by fingers being jammed or pinched when removing, installing or aligning hoods, doors, trunk lid/rear-end door or sliding roof.

No parts of the body or limbs should be within the operating area when the components are moving.

AS00.00-Z-0011-01A

Model

907.6/7/8, 910.6

 Sliding door

Number

Designation

Model 907.6/7/8, 910.6

BA72.16-N-1008-01TS

Bolt, lock striker to C-pillar

Nm

20

 Sliding door

Number

Designation

Model 907.6/7/8, 910.6

BA72.16-N-1019-01TS

Bolt, carriage to holder

Nm

10

1

Loosen screw (2) on upper sliding carriage (3).

2

Loosen screws (4) on bracket (5) until bracket (5) can be moved.

3

Adjust transition of sliding door (1) to B-pillar by turning setting screw (6) on upper sliding carriage (3) and by moving bracket (5).

 Contour of B-pillar (1) must align with contour of sliding door or protrude by max. 1 mm.

4

Tighten screws (4) on bracket (5).  

5

Tighten screw (2) on upper carriage (3).

6

Check whether the stop buffers (7) make contact with the C-pillar when the sliding door (1) is closed.

If the stop buffers (7) make contact with the C-pillar,



screw in stop buffers (7) until stop buffers (7) no longer make contact with C-pillar when sliding door (1) is closed.

Shown on removed sliding door (1)

7

Loosen screws (8) until the lock striker (9) can be moved.

8

Adjust transition of sliding door to C-pillar by adjusting lock striker (9) in direction of arrow (A).

9

Adjust lock striker (9) by moving in direction of arrow (B) so that lock striker (9) runs centrally into rotary tumbler of door lock (10) on sliding door (arrow C).

 The sliding door must be neither lifted nor pulled downward by the lock striker (9).
Otherwise, sliding door jams when opening or closing and door lock (10) can be damaged.

10

Tighten screws (8).  

Shown on removed sliding door (1)

11

Remove stop buffers (7) until stop buffers (7) make slight contact with the sliding door (1) when the sliding door (1) is closed.

 Contact of stop buffers (7) can be checked e.g. with a thin strip of paper. It must be possible to pull strip of paper out from between sliding door (1) and stop buffers (7) without tearing it.

12

To achieve the required preload of the sliding door (1) in this area, remove the stop buffers (7) by another approx. 1.5 mm.

 Do not adjust the preload of the stop buffers (7) such that it is too low.
Otherwise this will cause clattering noise while driving.

 Do not adjust the preload of the stop buffers (7) such that it is too high.
Otherwise, control forces on inside and outside door handles will increase.