Date:         Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:38:22 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: vanagon rear hatch
Comments: To: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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At 09:06 AM 12/24/2015, Dan N wrote:
>on my other vanagons the rear hatch open easily.... just unlock it, pull a
>little bit and the hatch came up by itself..
>
>on one of the van I have to push the hatch to get it open and it stays
>halfway if I don't keep pushing it.. the hatch struts are new, Stabilus
>brand from Van Cafe, hinges are lubed..
>
>is there any adjustment to be made? - the struts are not the right kind?

The struts on your other van are the wrong sort, or it's an early
one.  Page 11 in the '87 owners manual: "The open hatch will stay in
position at any desired height."

This was done so that people in wheelchairs, for example, would not
have to call the fire department to send a ladder truck so they could
close the hatch.  I believe the change was in place by '84, but I
can't be arsed to go search out manuals to see when it happened.

Yrs,
d


>thanks for any help
>
>dan