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Date:         Thu, 9 Jul 2015 07:33:46 -0400
Reply-To:     Dake Collins <wuwe423@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dake Collins <wuwe423@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: front door lock stuck
Comments: To: Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAFdLW6=MGFoSaRpdWNUzNBdWfVGhX-b1REM0aTc1DgLcmSfkOw@mail.gmail.com>
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Dan, Thanks, good point, I neglected to mention that I checked the screws and lubed everything. Dake ’86 Westy > On Jul 8, 2015, at 2:58 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dake, > > I would recommend you to take out the panel or at least the left part of it and check all the screws, lube everything with lithium grease > > there's may be a screw that was loose in there - something out of alignment, check that to.o.. > > it could happen again... I worked on the power door lock once when I put it together it was like your situation... there a cam in there and it doesn't reach the locking mechanism to open the door... > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 11:38 AM, Dake Collins <wuwe423@yahoo.com <mailto:wuwe423@yahoo.com>> wrote: > Larry, > I loosened the back upper corner of the door panel and with some effort and minimal loss of blood due to scraping my hand I was able to reach into the door cavity and easily push the locking pin up from the back of the door lock. I could see no cause for this failure to happen. Before I put the panel back I tried both the key and plunger several times without incident. For good measure I drove 4 miles to town and back on my bumpy gravel road; everything still works so I put the panel back. Keeping my fingers crossed. I hope this answers your question. > Dake > ’86 Westy > > On Jul 8, 2015, at 1:15 PM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM <mailto:lalofs@GMAIL.COM>> wrote: > > > > So, could you describe the exact cause of the problem? > > Thanks >


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