rv4fun
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- December 18, 2010
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- City, State
- St Louis
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 97, 96 & 97 Aerostar 3.0L
Be sure to check the channel the roller in the center of the door rides in. I have two Aerostars and I found the forward end of the channel was broken where it fastens to the body on both of them. The door was very hard to close and then refused to open. I blamed the latch and thought the door alignment might be causing problems. Once I reattached the front end of the channel, both doors opened and closed a lot better and the rear of the door was aligned better. I cut a small piece of metal a little less than 1/8 inch thick by about 1 1/2 inches long and 3/4 inch wide to replace the broken piece that came loose when I took the bolt securing it out. I bent it sharply about 45 degrees in the middle and drilled a hole in one end so the bolt would pull the channel back into position when I slid it inside the channel and tightened it down.