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Date:         Mon, 5 Jul 2010 21:19:45 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Solved Re: Cranky 86+ sliding door latch
In-Reply-To:  <7.1.0.9.0.20100620174859.05998bd0@attglobal.net>
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At 05:52 PM 6/20/2010 Sunday, David Beierl wrote:
>Dear Volks,
>Are there any experts about concerning cranky slider latches?  Mine
>wants a particular touch when closing, or it will rebound and only
>catch on the secondary latch.  TriFlow and similar things
>sprayed/squirted/dripped into the latch area give a certain amount
>of temporary relief; engine oil seems to be one of the better ones.


Well, I outsmarted myself.  All it wanted was some lithium grease
sprayed on instead of all that thin stuff I was using.  Silly me.


Yours,
David
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