Symbol - Sliding Door Rolller

2003 Autosleeper Symbol ( Peugeot Boxer base vehicle )

The guide roller at the front of the sliding door is looking very worn in places, causing it bump as it's opened or closed.
Looking at the photo I think it may a ball bearing and I'm conserned it may break apart when we ventre into europe on this years hoiliday.

It looks like the roller arm is secured by one bolt and I'm wondering just how difficult it is to replace, or is it best left to a Peugeot dealer.

Any idea's on how much this sort of thing will cost.

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I'm also interested in any info on this as mine is also worn (well it doesn't actually roll along, despite the roller being free to revolve between my fingers).

I await replies with bated breath

Frank

Stewart John wrote:Hi

My roller went the same yours. The bearing roller should be covered with thin rubber to stop grinding on the metal track. I cut a piece garden hose and push onto the bearing and greased the track. It's still going ok after three years cheaper than buying a new one. Yes undo the set screw on the bracket, think I tied strong cord around the set screw to stop the door from falling out.

Questions...

1.. Did you take the Roller arm out with the door in the closed position ?
2.. When removing the arm, did you have to rotate it out of the slot. ?
3.. Where did you tie the other end of the strong cord ?

May substitute the strong cord for a strapping young nephew who could push on the door from the outside.

Getting the roller out is not much of a problem, just support the door when it's out.
And mark where the bar fits in the sleeve before you take it out.
I had the same problem last year and tried putting various 'tyres' on the roller.
Finally I bought a new one from Peugeot. £66 to you sir. 'Old peoples discount?" 'Certainly sir, £60 cash'
Another rip off. The roller is a common £5 roller bearing with a compo tyre glued on and the
bracket is just a bent piece of bar. One problem is that the bearing is 'peened' onto bar.
I did try and find a second hand one first without success. The roller on the side is a bit
rough on my Symbol and that looks a bit more difficult to fix.

I used a different method when the roller rubber on my Symbol disintegrated.
I cut a strip of thin rubber and siliconed it to the surface where the metal roller runs.

It's been on over three years now, and still going strong.

Good bit of lateral thinking there Symbolic!

Sorry it's been so long before reported back.

Anyway the roller arm has now been replaced and it turned out to be a very simple task in the end.
Basically what we did was one person undoes the bolt using a 13mm spanner whilst a second person
holds the sliding door. Then you allow the sliding door to lean outward very slightly so the roller can be
withdrawn.

Installing the new roller arm,  offer the roller up into the channel and insert the roller arm into positon in
the door insert the bolt and begin to tighten, nipping it up to start with.  Slowly close the door and check
for alignment with the conical locators.   Adjust as nessacery by moving undoing bolt and moving door in or out.
When correctly aligned tighten up bolt.

To be honest, it was a lot simpler than I thought it would be.

Thanks to Symbolic for tip of gluing strips of rubber onto the roller.  Unfortunately I'd all ready bought a new roller
of Ebay for £22.   But I have subsiquently cut section of plastic garden hose, made pliable by holding it boiling water
quickly drying it and forcing over the pre glued steel roller.   So I now have spare.