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Art-n-Marge · 08-26-2009, 06:52 PM

Oops, my sincerest apologies for the misunderstanding... that is the wrong technique.

At each corner of the bottom of the doors is a metal bracket that a white plastic/nylon runner sits against. I expect this is the guide you are referring to. From this metal bracket the bottom of the nylon runner has a hooked tab that hooks into the floor track and keeps it within the track. I had a problem on another rig where the tab became loose from the floor track because the floor track widened somehow so that the tab came out.

In order to get the tab back into the lower slide, I removed the metal bracket from the door (held on by a single screw) and then placed the bracket on the lower floor runner with the hook at a 90 degree angle into the runner. Then I pivoted the bracket rehooking the tab into the runner. Then refastened the metal part of the bracket back on the door. The trick is the pivot movement to reengage the tab into the runner. This also assume the hooked tab has not broken off.

There is a good chance that the plastic hooked tab has broken off like you stated. Maybe you can compare this to the other guides on the other corners of the other doors to confirm this. To locate new guides try RV surplus stores, RV suppliers or RV dealers. You might even try removing a "good" guide and take it to the hardware store to find a suitable placement.

Here is a link to a sample supplier of all sorts of hardware. Because of their extensive product list, you might be able to find a comparable replacement if you cannot find it at a local supplier:

http://www.doorandwindowparts.com/pr...ucts_id/229156

I hope I am describing what you might have in your rig. Otherwise I hope someone can describe their configuration if it's closer to what you have.

Good luck on your quest.

08-26-2009, 06:52 PM	#4
Art-n-Marge Montana Master Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Murrieta Posts: 5,816 M.O.C. #9257	Oops, my sincerest apologies for the misunderstanding... that is the wrong technique. At each corner of the bottom of the doors is a metal bracket that a white plastic/nylon runner sits against. I expect this is the guide you are referring to. From this metal bracket the bottom of the nylon runner has a hooked tab that hooks into the floor track and keeps it within the track. I had a problem on another rig where the tab became loose from the floor track because the floor track widened somehow so that the tab came out. In order to get the tab back into the lower slide, I removed the metal bracket from the door (held on by a single screw) and then placed the bracket on the lower floor runner with the hook at a 90 degree angle into the runner. Then I pivoted the bracket rehooking the tab into the runner. Then refastened the metal part of the bracket back on the door. The trick is the pivot movement to reengage the tab into the runner. This also assume the hooked tab has not broken off. There is a good chance that the plastic hooked tab has broken off like you stated. Maybe you can compare this to the other guides on the other corners of the other doors to confirm this. To locate new guides try RV surplus stores, RV suppliers or RV dealers. You might even try removing a "good" guide and take it to the hardware store to find a suitable placement. Here is a link to a sample supplier of all sorts of hardware. Because of their extensive product list, you might be able to find a comparable replacement if you cannot find it at a local supplier: http://www.doorandwindowparts.com/pr...ucts_id/229156 I hope I am describing what you might have in your rig. Otherwise I hope someone can describe their configuration if it's closer to what you have. Good luck on your quest.