Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 13:30:15 -0500
Reply-To: Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Sliding door popping open
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I'm inclined to agree --- when you open your door, does it open when the
handle is near the top of its swing or near the bottom. If it opens near the
bottom of travel then that cable could use tightening. It's one of those
things that won't do any harm and may do some good.
Cheers,
Doug
On 2/7/07, Doug Fitz-Randolph <fitzr@suscom-maine.net> wrote:
>
> I looked in the Bentley this fall and didn't pick up on that. There are
> pages and pages talking about wedges and spacers and after skimming
> through it I decided if I messed with it I would likely do more harm
> than good. I will re-review it when I am in the same place as my
> Bentley, though.
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
>
> On 2/7/2007, "Alistair Bell" <albell@uvic.ca> wrote:
>
> >take off door panel and adjust bowdoin cable, the cable that connects
> >front latch with rear latch.
> >
> >(its in the bentley)
> >
> >
> >Alistair
> >On 7-Feb-07, at 9:05 AM, Doug Fitz-Randolph wrote:
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >I've had this trouble for some time now. Not cold-weather specific
> >necessarily. The back of the slider will pop open every so often when I
> >hit a bump. I tried adjusting the striker and thought I had it licked,
> >but it came back again after a few weeks.
> >
> >Last week the door actually slid all the way open! It had popped open
> >slightly, as it has many times, on the way home on the interstate. After
> >stopping at the end of my exit ramp, I sort of peeled out and -whoosh-
> >the door opened completely! This has never happened before, but I was
> >also never able to develop any significant acceleration before I got a
> >2.5l Subaru engine 6 months ago.
> >
> >Is my problem the latch? I've seen these at Bus Depot and they aren't
> >too expensive.
> >
> >Doug Fitz-Randolph
> >Freeport, ME
> >
> >--------------------
> >Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 10:14:20 -0500
> >From: Joe Beckham <jrbeckh@COX.NET>
> >Subject: Sliding door popping open
> >
> >Hello All,
> >
> >
> >
> >Does anyone else have problems with the sliding door popping open on
> >very
> >cold days? Or does anyone know the fix? Thanks in advance!! all the
> >best,
> >Joe
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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