Date:         Mon, 2 Feb 2004 22:49:50 -0500
Reply-To:     Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
Subject:      Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Sliding Door Latches Poorly
Comments: To: David Brodbeck <gull@gull.us>
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.BSF.4.58.0402021120460.42816@gull.us>
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on 2/2/04 11:21, David Brodbeck at gull@GULL.US wrote:
> My door is extremely hard to open,
> especially in cold weather.  It unlatches okay, but the part of the
> travel where it slides outward requires a serious heave.  Anyone know what
> would cause this?  I'm afraid eventually I'm going to break the handle or
> yank the door off its tracks.

David:
My '87 Westy did the same thing until I showed it to fellow Listee Karl
Wolz.  The door would open but not easily slide backwards.
Detective W. quickly found the problem... the latch on the rear end of the
door was hanging up.  It had lost one of the mounting screws and the other
was loose. I temporarily tightened the loose screw and soon replaced the
lost one. Works like it should now.
HTH

Stephen Steele*
Chillicothe OH

'87 Westy      "Franz"
'84 Westfalia  "Fritz"
'82 Caddy VW Diesel P.U.     Unknown future????
'74 MGB  My first car...yep, I've kept it since '74
'93 Chevy S-10
'91 Jetta Diesel   My daily driver
'02 Jetta Wagon VR6  Wife's car
Ex Vans:
'91 Caravelle  "Hans"...1995-2003  Now with Son #1
'81 Vanagon  from 1985-1990
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