Date:         Fri, 25 Oct 2002 14:44:17 +1000
Reply-To:     Steve Overmyer <s.overmyer@UWS.EDU.AU>
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From:         Steve Overmyer <s.overmyer@UWS.EDU.AU>
Subject:      Re: Things that don't close
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At 12:00 AM 25/10/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>From:    Clay Perry <Cmpbiker@AOL.COM>

>I have two nits that are bothering me. My Glovebox will only close partially,
>there is about a . 5 inch gap, and then flops open at the slightest
>disturbance. It appears the little fixed portion of the latch (strike) has
>some grooves worn in it. Is there a new source or trick to adjusting this?
>
>My other bother is the sliding door. Occasionally it just opens while I am
>cruising down the road, usually the back edge pops open a little bit to warn
>me. Once it has slid completely open. I have checked the latch and the
>mechanism and things look OK but I am not sure what bad looks like.
>
>Any suggestions?


   Clay,

   Had both those things happen to me too at different times.In both
instances it
   was simply the striker that the latch connects to when closed that had
worked
   loose.
   Re-adjusted to the correct spot (a bit of trial & error) and
re-tightened and neither
   have given trouble since.

   May your fix be as simple....

   Cheers,
   Steve O
   Blue Mountains NSW Australia
   '92 Transporter WBX Kombi
   '76 Transporter Double Cab
   '68 Beetle
   '00 Transporter 5Cyl Double Cab (work truck)
   '02 Transporter 5Cyl Double Cab (brand new work truck:)