Passenger sliding door gets bound up and is very tight.

[gossipninja]

So I noticed the rear passenger sliding door "felt" off when closing and different things I read mentioned making an adjustment on the rear hinge to raise or lower the door.
So I go to the rear adjustment on the door (there is a 16mm locknut on the top and some star bit on the bolt) and I loosen the lock nut and adjust the bolt.

After some trial and error I got it to close smoother and feel better, BUT when it is open the whole way, it can't "unlatch" from the open position as the roller hinge binds.
If I hold the hinge and door to stop the binding, it will close.

I tried tightening the lock nut and that helps but not nearly enough.

Looking for some help.

[Willygee]

Keep us posted with your progress.?

[gossipninja]

well apparently the magical gnomes showed up overnight, because this morning it was working smooth as butter.

I went out to put some silicon spray on the weather stripping to minimize door freezing and cautiously opened that door to the halfway point and was like "this feels good" so I fully opened and closed it a few times and it is better than new. I hit the rail with silicon spray too for good measure.

Maybe it took some time for the weight to settle on the bolt and that increased friction to avoid the binding.

 

[G B L]

There are lots of wheels with bearing in those doors and a shot of oil once in a while will make a difference.

If you live in a state that has snow and as a result salt and sand  keep  an eye on the bottom track.  It is subject to rust and dirt build up.