The bed in my 87 Vanagon GL (not a pop-top) is hard to unfold and seems to be getting worse. I have to pull up very hard on the handle and often give it a hard whack on one side to get the catches to release if from upright position. Yesterday I took a look at the little plastic-shrouded metal pin on the side that seems to be the problem and found it to be loose. Is this a know problem for which there are known solutions? Has anyone any advice to offer? I'm thinking of at least trying to tighten up the pin in question. Perhaps I should also squirt a load of lithium grease into the various mechanisms? Help. Tim Leek Technical Staff MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, MA, 02144 tleek@ll.mit.edu |
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