Date:         Sun, 1 Feb 2004 23:09:34 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Sliding Door Latches Poorly
Comments: To: tabe johnson <xtabe@YAHOO.COM>
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Be sure the rubber/plastic stop is installed at the front end of the
track where the door guide changes direction 90 degrees on closing. If
it is not there, eventually the guide is going to pound out the metal
and you will have problem to try and deal with..

This stop is hard to see, but there is a little slot that the foot of
the stops pops through to hold it in place. The stop itself is made with
a curve to fit just right and drive that door guide in the right
direction. Without the stop the guide just slams metal to metal.

Replaced mine last year. This is a cheap fix. Got mine from Camelback VW
in Phoenix., AZ

John Rodgers,
88 GL Driver

tabe johnson wrote:

>Howdy Folks,
>(I'm allowed to say "Howdy", too!)
>
>Yesterday's Stupid Question about the brake
>drums was such a hit (get it?  a HIT?  You
>know, like with a hammer on a... Oh, never
>mind.) that I thought I'd follow it up with
>one about my sliding door.
>
>This is on an '87.  The door doesn't latch
>reliably if I just slide the door closed.
>If I give the back end a good push
>inward with my hand, it will latch well.  Any
>hints how to make the latch latch?
>
>Thanks!
>
>--tabe johnson
>xtabe@yahoo.com
>
>
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