Date:         Wed, 23 Jul 2003 13:16:13 -0700
Reply-To:     Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: sliding side door lock not working without key
Comments: To: developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <000501c3514c$2f82a000$6401a8c0@williamvafwvvc>
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Its bad contacts.  Look where the door meets the
pillar.  You will see four contacts.  Only three are
used (I think the top three).  When these get dirty,
the electronic locks on the slide door do not work.
On an 88, I polished them nicely on the door and
pillar but they still did not work.  I noticed that
they were not exactly lined up - the pillar appeared
to be slightly higher than the door contacts.  I filed
down the very tops of all four contacts at a 45 degree
angle just slightly, and everything worked well.

Z

--- developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET> wrote:
> My side sliding door does not lock or unlock
> automatically witht he key when
> all other doors do.
>
> The past few days I heard a strange sound coming
> from the side door, but
> today I need to use a key to unlock or lock back up.
> The pasenger adn driver
> dorr and back hatch still lock and unlock
> automatically with the key in any
> door except the side door.
>
> Any advice as to how to fix this?
>
> William


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