Aerostar side door ???

I had an 86 and a 90 Aerostar, both were XLT's. The 86 was recalled for failed door rollers that resulted in the same condition you are describing. I do not recall if they used metal rollers and replaced them with nylon rollers, or vice versa. Once the rollers were replaced, I never experienced another issue. We never had an issue with the 90 Aerostar side door.

Frank

I had an 86 and a 90 Aerostar, both were XLT's. The 86 was recalled for failed door rollers that resulted in the same condition you are describing. I do not recall if they used metal rollers and replaced them with nylon rollers, or vice versa. Once the rollers were replaced, I never experienced another issue. We never had an issue with the 90 Aerostar side door.

Frank

I've had a 93 and 97 and haven't had that problem. Not much help with = your fixing it. Got my curiosity up, so I checked the recall sites for = both and saw recalls for brakes, power train (FWD only) and ignition = switch, but nothing on doors.

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We ordered our 86 Areostar in late 85. Had to wait for delivery due to the switch from a carburator engine to a fuel injector engine. Took delivery in March of 1986. Van was recalled within the next year to replace the door rollers. I took it back to the dealer, they replaced the rollers on the side door, and fixed the issue.

Our side door started out being real rough, in it's movement. Then it kinda of tilted when we opened the door. The original rollers failed real fast, but for sure, there was a recall that I did not have to pay for the repair.

Our 1990 XLT did not have this issue. Perhaps the issue was resolved, or the 1990 was recalled before we purchased the van. We purchased the 1990 used, a year old.

Frank

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Thanks. It's hard to see inside the roller tracks, so I suspect you've hit the nail on the head, even as they "sound" normal enough and don't drag while rolling. They probably did solve the issue you and Guv spoke of by '93, but at this age, the rollers likely gave out.

Unk