GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 Oldsmobile 🢒 1998 🢒 Silhouette Ext. 🢒 Body and Accessories 🢒 Doors 🢒 Rear Side Door Up/Down Adjustment

Removal Procedure
  1. Remove the plastic plugs from the lower front of the sliding door inner trim panel in order to gain access to the sliding door lower roller bracket to door bolts.
  2. Remove the close-out panel on the center rear of the sliding door inner trim panel in order to gain access to the sliding door center roller bracket bolts.

    3. Important: Loosen only 1 bolt at a time on the following brackets:

       • The sliding door lower roller bracket
       • The sliding door center roller bracket
    If you loosen more than 1 bolt at a time, you may cause a loss of sliding door alignment.

  3. Loosen 1 of the bolts on the sliding door lower roller bracket.
  4. Adjust the front edge of the sliding door up or down, as needed.

Installation Procedure

    Notice: Use the correct fastener in the correct location. Replacement fasteners must be the correct part number for that application. Fasteners requiring replacement or fasteners requiring the use of thread locking compound or sealant are identified in the service procedure. Do not use paints, lubricants, or corrosion inhibitors on fasteners or fastener joint surfaces unless specified. These coatings affect fastener torque and joint clamping force and may damage the fastener. Use the correct tightening sequence and specifications when installing fasteners in order to avoid damage to parts and systems.

  1. Tighten the bolt that you loosened on the sliding door lower roller bracket.

    2. Tighten
    Tighten the sliding door lower roller bracket bolt to 25 N·m (18 lb ft).

  2. Install the close-out panel on the center rear of the sliding door inner trim panel in order to cover the sliding door center roller bracket bolts.
  3. Install the plastic plugs to the lower front of the sliding door inner trim panel in order to cover the sliding door lower roller bracket bolts.