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Old 9th Feb 2024, 09:16
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Originally Posted by MechEngr
There is evidence of where the roller was when the fracture happened - the torn off tab has a reverse curvature to it that is below the bolt hole, where the middle arrow is pointing. This is where the roller was pushing when the tab sheared off. The roller starts in the pocket entirely above the blue rectangle when the door is fully seated.
FWIW that position corresponds to a vertical movement of almost 5/8" or 15mm.


Also note there is damage to the other side of the track on the left a little lower down where the paint is missing. This is the aft guide we are looking at.
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