Date:         Thu, 5 Dec 2019 10:29:23 -0500
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Fwd: Countersunk screws on latch on rear of the sliding door
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From: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
Date: Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: Countersunk screws on latch on rear of the sliding door
To: John H. Lauterbach <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com>
Cc: vanagonlist a <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>


It is not clear from the diagrams in Bentley if these screws have nuts
> behind them or go into tapped
> holes in the door frame.  If they go into holes that are trapped, what is
> the procedure for repairing the threads.
>

I believe they are nuts welded to the inside of the sheet metal.  Access is
difficult.  I'd suggest cleaning the hole and trying some Loctite 242
(blue, though it may be in a red bottle) on the threads.

Yrs,
d