Sprinter How to Fix A Side Sliding door That is not working on A Sprinter Van Replace Cable / latch

[@sharpcarco]

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[@roundone6379]

Can you fix mine? And how much is the cost?

[@roundone6379]

Can you give me a call?

[@keenedgedesigns]

I love the honesty and profanity involved in your repair.

[@sharpcarco]

😂😂😂

[@rotary65]

Thank you for this detailed video! I did this on a 2011 2500 Sprinter and took a shortcut. To work around some customization, I removed only the four front bolts. I had to drill two out and managed to unscrew one. I couldn't access the other three without damaging a custom cabinet. With that, I was able to flex the board enough to complete the job. That saved the custom work and saved me some effort also. So it isn't absolutely necessary to remove them all, in case that helps anyone.

[@andreaknoll9257]

Wanted to let you know that I was able to install the new assembly by myself as a 47-year-old woman on your video. I can’t thank you enough please keep posting more I’m sure I’ll run into any more problems!

[@sharpcarco]

That’s awesome Andrea very glad to hear it and just like I always say if anybody else can do it you can do it to…. Very very proud to say I was able to help you God bless have a great day welcome to the channel were very happy to have you

[@williamlovall391]

You did it correctly. I work for FedEx and have about 30 of these. I’ve done at least a dozen of these. I always replace that bottom plastic piece under the energy chain. It’s always a mess like you pointed out. All the pieces you pulled out (springs, etc) are not part of the truck. I end up drilling most of the bolts out. I stock them. One thing to point out. After you get everything back together those three bolts that hold the roller bracket to the door I loosen and adjust the roller up into the track of the sill so it doesn’t ride on that lower plastic protector. Most of mine get so much junk that gets caught it tears up that lower plate.

[@williamlovall391]

I do not grease or lube the roller. It only attracts dust and dirt. Most of my trucks have 300,000 plus miles on them. Gotta check out your turbo/intake video. The oil coolers on the V6 are fun for sure.

[@sharpcarco]

You may like my intake videos I just released a video showing people that I can delete the flaps but leave the sensor in place. Wouldn’t be a good trick for you because I would assume you guys idle quite a bit and it’s going to get worse fuel economy at idle. With the swirl flaps always open

[@rubaslippah]

Great tips here. What the heck is that lower plastic plate called and where can you get a replacement? Mine is torn up worse than this video and I cannot find this part anywhere.

[@irakoplowitz5328]

@@rubaslippah - I am wondering the same thing!

[@Patricksstealthvanlife]

Can I ask what is the electrical cable that runs through the plastic bicycle chain used for ? It seems a ridiculous place to run a cable !

[@mchjubjub6915]

"Where there's a Clay, there's a wayto"...love it👍

[@EpiphVany]

"Don't need your snide ass little comments!" LOVE IT! Thanks for the video, not what I needed sadly.

[@scottythegiant]

Absolute hero. So glad I found your video got one of these to do on my "new to me" service van before I can load it up full of kit.

[@sharpcarco]

Well I’ll guarantee you’re my hero to!!!! I love comments like this thank you so much Scotty I greatly appreciate it brother welcome to the channel we’re so happy to have folks like you hear

[@lcarsos]

I've never seen a manual impact driver before. I should have guessed, but that's going on the purchase list!

[@mcnoodlewalking]

Thanks. found a few videos on how to get this but i think this is the best one ive seen

[@mightyAgamemnon042]

Thanks! No door issue at this time but it did give me an idea on how to get in there and do preventative maintenance.

[@RJSCarpentry]

What a great video, full of detailed information for the project at hand. Thank you!

[@sharpcarco]

Thanks and welcome to the Channell we’re happy to have you

[@electricalfive2248]

9:20 my turbo was seized and also leaking a bunch of oil past the metal seals. Was rebuilt with a gt2056vk rebuild kit with bushings, bearing, seals etc... for $40. Works amazing now. I remember when I saw those t47 torx bolts. I tried t45 and there was too much slop. didn't even know I had a t47 until I checked. Please, if anyone is going to do an oil cooler job, or intakes. MAKE sure to use the correct socket and ALWAYS use some oil and a bit of heat on the bolt. the heat improves oil penetration 10x better. NONE of my exhaust bolts in the back were coming loose with a 2ft breaker bar. after using some oil and a little heat, they came loose first try. was so close to pulling the engine out until the heat did the trick.

[@sharpcarco]

I’ve got a really cool video coming out about them bolts exactly…. How to get them out super easy and super quick.

[@mobilizemuzik]

Hi nice info..wwhat does it mean if i have oil coming out my breather on my 2006 dodge 2500 sprinter van?

[@sharpcarco]

Generally, it means the seal in your turbo it’s probably bad. I would recommend getting that checked out as soon as possible.

[@mobilizemuzik]

@@sharpcarco appreciate it

[@MikeyMyerz]

I have an 06 Sprinter. you make me a believer.. i have a lot of work for you lol

[@sharpcarco]

Thanks Mike!!

[@EggBastion]

Thankyou fella - such a shortage of really useful knowledge about this flipped the child lock on a sliding door that only works from the inside *_: P_* needing all the help I can get - and with the door too!

[@sharpcarco]

I’m actually working on a video that describes every single little bit about this door I finished at about three weeks ago I just got a couple things to add to it then I will be releasing it mine would not open for anything. I ended up having to cut it, but during the process I go through everything and explain exactly how it’s supposed to work.. the video is exceptional. Just need time to finish it up.

[@EggBastion]

@@sharpcarco If I can learn enough to get the problem fixed in the 5 minutes break I get once every other month or so then ... you're the guy I'm bankin on to teach me!

[@__MJ]

@@sharpcarco I can't wait to see that video! I bought a 2013 Sprinter with automatic, electric sliding door.... that do not work... The door is heavy, is difficult to open/close, and is sliding on the bottom of the step and it's scratching it. I really can't find any good videos about it on YT :(

[@sharpcarco]

Well, I’m definitely working on that. I know it can be done because in Europe they have them come from the factory and if all the bearings on the tracks are in good working condition, you can definitely do it. I’ve done quite a bit of research over the last week or two and it is possible to do I just have not figured out how to do it yet without spending $4000… but where there’s a Clay there’s a wayto

[@fn45tac1]

Great video! Im lookong to purchase one of these vans used and the side door catches. What is the bame of the parts in thos video? I cant find that roller or chain lookong piece.

[@Caveman1420]

Great video. Thank you for the positively I love it. And need it. Lol.just fixing some stuff on my 06 sprinter the side door will not open on less two people pull on each handle. Then it opens I guess that cable is stretched?

[@sharpcarco]

Yes.. but there’s an adjustment for that. I actually have a video coming out on exactly how that Door works. It describes everything. Maybe a week or so

[@vinceantonelli8381]

@@sharpcarco Did you ever produce this video.

[@EggBastion]

@@sharpcarco "3 viewers waiting" ; )

[@EpiphVany]

I've been working on the slider of my 2008 sprinter - it's got the streched cable problem and I'm trying to get the cable to sit in that metal ledge but right now the door is closed and will not open. Cable is not connected because the edge of the door at the top is not aligned with the body "pushed out" at the corner but it's too high up (and cold) for me to hip bump it back in place. Any ideas?

[@sharpcarco]

Latter. Is how I got up there Zip is how I made it work I have a video of it, but I just never released it because I didn’t edit it all the way, but thanks for reminding me. I’ll get it up in a week or so. It literally deals with the exact problem you’re having

[@deitanmercier7934]

You help me so well thank for your video 👍🏼

[@soulmansaul]

Thanks for the video bro. Keep up the good work!

[@sharpcarco]

Thanks for the kind words I greatly appreciate than welcome to the Channell have a great afternoon I’m glad you got it fixed and it was helpful

[@rowandavies08]

Great vid Clay👏😊👍👍👍

[@lisagiulianelli6375]

Have you ever installed a Bug Wall on a 2015 Sprinter Van? How do you get the weather stripping off?

[@sharpcarco]

No I haven’t, installed one of them but removing the trim/ weatherstrip is easy. If you can’t pull it off by hand you just use a screwdriver and gently remove it getting underneath it.

[@nigelvarley6373]

I have a high roof 2014 with electric door. It used to open and close using fob key and one touch of door button but now requires constant hold, and fob no longer works. How dobyou reset the electronics as i think that may fix it?

[@danielpaul393]

What do all the electrical connectors actually control?

[@iraethan]

Thanks for the video Clay! I followed your instructions and was able to install a new mechanism, but I was worried about the plastic plate that the mechanism slides on, as mine is in ROUGH shape. I couldn't find any information on where to purchase a replacement, so I cleaned it up as best I could. After a month or so, the sliding chain came off the elevated part of the plastic plate and got pinched by the slide and now I'm back to square one... but I'd really like to replace that plastic plate! Do you have any idea what that part is actually called and where I might be able to buy one?

[@sharpcarco]

I’m sorry I don’t although if I had to do it over today I would probably reinforce and rebuild some of that plastic with some metal stripping but unfortunately I don’t have one in front of me to be able to make a video about how to do that. If you do find something remember to share a link in your comment thread, so other people can find one.

[@iraethan]

@@sharpcarco - will do! And if I can't find the part, I will most likely try and reinforce that lifted section of plastic, like you suggest. Either way, I'll post it here.

[@edgarsniedra6403]

hi my 2008 sprinter sliding door got stuck closed ,and can open them tride from inside with cables but want come open ,can you help me out please ?many thanks..

[@sharpcarco]

Hello I actually am working on that same exact situation right now hopefully within a week or two I’ll have a video up about how to do that at the moment I haven’t done it so I can’t tell you precisely what needs to be done but I can tell you that I’m working on it. Sorry if you want to message me on clays AC in Auto Repair over Facebook messenger here in about maybe Thursday or Friday I might be able to have a solution for you and tell you how to do it before the videos up.

[@abdeldriver8590]

i had sprinter as school bus and i had problem with sliding door doesn't want to stop in the end up the hill rod i think the dor break not working???

[@Ellie-yy7mh]

Heya! I have a UK registered, manual transmission, right hand drive XLWB Mercedes Benz Sprinter. I am looking into bringing it to North America but I am concerned that the design of the American Sprinters are so different, I wouldnt be able to get help if my van were to break down. Do you think a USA mechanic would be able to fix a UK sprinter?

[@sharpcarco]

Well I don’t think that it being right hand drive is going to be a problem I think the bigger problems going to be finding people that can work on them. Most large cities will have somebody who can work on them but there’s a lot of places that will not be able to work on them at all just because they don’t know jack diddly about Sprinter‘s or Mercedes for that matter. I live on the philosophy it’s just Nuts And Bolts so it doesn’t really matter what it is that I’m working on I’ll figure it out and there’s a lot of people like me out there but with Mercedes it does take a little bit of a different finesse than domestic vehicles here in the United States. Then on another hand I wanna tell you it’ll be just fine. People love helping people here so there’s always that. I don’t know how much you know about the United States but I find in my travels the smaller towns and the more desolate places the more helpful people are the larger the city the less people care about other people….. We look forward to having you here God bless and safe travels

[@jackperr8422]

Well done. What do you call the parts ordered from eBay? Or link please. Thank you!

[@topflightmechanic8692]

Thank you

[@karlebel9134]

excellent vid

[@sharpcarco]

Thanks Karl !! we sure do try sometimes it’s very hit or miss here….

[@VEHICROS]

Did you happen to see a drain hole? I have water settling there, under that plastic step cover.

[@sharpcarco]

I don’t remember but I would assume you could just drill one in there. I’m pretty sure there was though.

[@speediguy]

Where are you located

[@bigboizebbqsauce4509]

I have a 2005 sprinter and I can’t figure out how to adjust sliding door it just won’t latch properly

[@sharpcarco]

Technically speaking they don’t have a lot of adjustment to them more than likely one of the rollers is bad on the track like in my situation. I would recommend taking that cover off and looking at the rollers

[@wluvtv]

Where are you located? I need Sprinter work.

[@sharpcarco]

Muskegon Mi ,

[@alexlyashenko6148]

Where are you located? I need a mechanic like you

[@sharpcarco]

I am located in Muskegon and Grand Rapids Michigan, And I greatly appreciate the opportunity but there are very few things that I actually do for the public I do not run a retail repair facility

[@saidelfarhani1761]

Bon travail

[@ThemePVT]

I think I’m one of the idiots who forgot to link the latch to the cable and now I’ve closed the door… f**k around and find out I guess.

[@rodneygreen7063]

Having problem with 2019 sprinter 2500 sliding door opens and closes fine. But it says the door is open even if it’s not. I bought new sensors that has not worked. One more thing I have 2 sensors after the catalyst one is NOx what is the other one?