914 Door Guard - Replace Rollers?, Any advice for replacing the rollers on door guard? |
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914 Door Guard - Replace Rollers?, Any advice for replacing the rollers on door guard? |
jwinner |
Aug 17 2016, 07:24 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 5-August 14 From: Milwaukee, WI Member No.: 17,736 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I have taken my doors apart to clean and lube the lock and opening mechanisms. I purchased the new rollers to replace in the door guards (rollers guide the metal strap so the door doesn't open too far). Has anybody ever replaced these? There are two springs there and I am not sure if they need to be removed in order to remove the pins that the rollers sit on. Any help or advice is appreciated! Thanks!
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Larmo63 |
Aug 17 2016, 08:39 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,264 Joined: 3-March 14 From: San Clemente, Ca Member No.: 17,068 Region Association: Southern California |
I bought the kits from Mark at 914 rubber and did both of my doors.
After taking these out of the doors, (two 10mm bolts in the door and the pin in the car end,) I take a few quick pictures of the whole mechanism with my phone/camera just to remind me of how it is supposed to look after it goes back together. The springs will come off with a bit of muscle and leverage. Clean everything, and use a small amount of light oil inside the rollers. Not a hard job and positive results. Now that nice "click-click" is back. |
Darren C |
Aug 17 2016, 09:45 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 392 Joined: 26-December 14 From: Chichester UK Member No.: 18,255 Region Association: England |
Hi,
See Day 111 & Day 112 of my build for the help & information you require. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...47250&st=40 Larmo is correct and its a good idea to take a quick picture of how it goes together before you take it apart. I used a waterproof grease and removed all wear-burrs on the parts and spent time cleaning them all up to ensure they all ran smoothly. Good luck |
wes |
Aug 17 2016, 12:48 PM
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wes Group: Members Posts: 1,588 Joined: 8-December 07 From: Ukiah Ca Member No.: 8,436 Region Association: Northern California |
I bought the kits from Mark at 914 rubber and did both of my doors. After taking these out of the doors, (two 10mm bolts in the door and the pin in the car end,) I take a few quick pictures of the whole mechanism with my phone/camera just to remind me of how it is supposed to look after it goes back together. The springs will come off with a bit of muscle and leverage. Clean everything, and use a small amount of light oil inside the rollers. Not a hard job and positive results. Now that nice "click-click" is back. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I also used Mark's 914 rubber kit and agree with the method with great results. One of those fairly simple jobs that makes a big smile come to you afterwards. |
Mikey914 |
Aug 17 2016, 03:51 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,671 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
A vice on a bench also helps t remove and install the springs onto the assembly.
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