This is going to sound silly... I had the same problem and was SURE that it must be something in the latch. Upon the advice of Sorin of California Campers, I simply sprayed the latch at the rear of the door with WD-40. Like magic, the door no longer pooped open. The interesting part was that there was no dirt or crud visible on the latching mechanism. Its always a good idea to try the easy solution first. Something that is easy to forget when you have a Vanagon because you tend to conjure up complicated and obscure ideas as to why something is not working. Todd '88 Westy
Tim Hurlbut wrote: >Hi all, > >I have a 1990 and 1987 Vanagon. Gee, I love these cars. :-) > >The problem with my 90 is the sliding door pops open. >I have tried to adjust the strike in and out with no >luck. Right now, I have the door adjusted so you barely >have to slide it shut. However, within 5 miles, the >door will pop open. > >Do I need to replace the locking mechanism? Or, just >tweak and adjust. > >Also, I don't know if this is related, but the sliding >door lock knob next to the handle on the inside of >the door fell off. Does anyone have an extra knob? >Does VW carry this part? It is threaded. Is there >a better replacement? > >Tim > |
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