Date:         Wed, 23 Aug 2017 00:34:35 -0700
Reply-To:     thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From:         thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject:      Re: sliding door handle adjust question
Comments: To: Stuart Hertzog <stuart@STUZOG.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2017082223304370@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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Supposed to use blue Locktite.
Zoltan

-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Hertzog
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 8:30 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: sliding door handle adjust question

That's because the handle is held in by one bolt screwed from the inside.
After a while, it works loose. I
had that happen on my '84 Westie so I drilled a small hole in the wallboard
just big enough to let me put
a Phillips head screwdriver on it. Crude, but it works. Otherwise, you'd
have to keep ripping out the
wallboard. I guess Locktite would be useful here.

Stuart Hertzog
VanIsle Westies
<https://www.meetup.com/vanislewesties/>

On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:39:52 -0400, Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

>Hi folks,
>
>        I’ve noticed that the outside handle on my door now slides away
> from the van and back again.
It used to stay tight to the van door.
>
>        Before I take off the door panel to inspect can anyone tell me how
> to tighten the handle correctly?
>        Currently it is working normally I just want to fix it before it
> gets worse.
>
>        I’ve also noticed that my door needs a little pull on this handle
> to open and I wonder if over
time it caused the problem.  The door used to pop away from the van a little
when handle depressed.
now it pops open a bit in the back but the front doesn’t move requiring
the slight pull to open.
>
>Tips are greatly appreciated as this fix is not something I’m familiar
>with.
>
>Eric Caron
>85 GL Auto Westfalia