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Date:         Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:26:59 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Sliding door popping open
Comments: To: fitzr@suscom-maine.net
In-Reply-To:  <uBH6vD5R.1170867907.3979320.fitzr@suscom-maine.net>
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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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