The first step is to get a hold of some silicone spray like this stuff for example.
Best lubricant for van sliding door.
3 in one have made amazing products over the years and this one is right there at the top with the best of them.
My husband used w d40 but that didn t work long.
What type of lubricant do you use to grease honda odyssey sliding doors.
The left side sliding door was repaired by dealer before i bought the car i saw the receipt iirc 450 job.
I just replaced the whole door but when i went to go replace it i found that all of the door grease had turned into what was essentially asphalt.
My doors are hanging up half way and then going back to the on position.
3 in one professional garage door lubricant.
How to lubricate a sliding door.
Reviews of the best lubricants for sliding doors and windows 1.
Wd 40 specialist water resistant silicone lubricant is considered a specialist product due to its water resistant formula.
If it has play in it the rollers are gone.
I know enough to stay away from wd 40.
Also eric the car guy has a video that shows how to check the roller.
The sliding doors of a van can easily become too stiff to close.
Eventually they go completely and the door stops working.
Now both doors are difficult to open they fail to open.
Hi folks i have a dodge ram 3500 van with a sliding side door.
Open the sliding door and locate the bearing near the bottom.
I scraped out all of the nasty stuff before installing the new door but i want.
Fixing the problem yourself is a lot easier and cheaper than a visit to the dealer or a garage.
So while natej1822 is correct the roller may be bad it does appear to need some lubricant.
If the track is gummed up with dirt.
The procedure shown here is on a 2006 toyota sienna but the ideas and techniques should apply to most van sliding doors.
How to lubricate sliding doors on van demonstrated honda odyssey products used in the video.
With the door open grab the back and pull out away from the vehicle.
Honda odyssey 2008 needs sliding doors lubricated to slide smoothy.
A sliding door relies on an upper and lower track along with rollers that keep it in place to slide smoothly back and forth.