I broke, and I fixed the slider door, so this might help someone else out. And, I am always fishing for better ways to do things. So, on our '86 Westy I was installing a new slider door panel. This involved the use of a hammer (don't ask). When pounding I managed to break loose one of the nuts that holds on the rear door latch. That's the latch in the back, about half way up the door. So, this made the door not shut tight in the back cause the top screw/bolt was not tight. I pulled the latch off, and super glued the nut back in. Wish I would have taken pictures, because that was a trick. I had to get superglue on only the face, and not the threads or my finger. Of course, I dropped the nut down in the door a couple of times. Coat hanger to the rescue. My cats (which always hover when I am working on a car) learned a few new words that day. Then, I JB Welded the hut. Again, trying not to get any in the threads. The nut was originally welded in, so hopefully this will hold. Of course, I managed to scratch the $#$@#$#@ paint in the process. Anyone have a better way to fix this? Thanks, Jon |
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