Wow! I can’t remember that handle on the inside of my slider. I know you have a 85 so I must have it. Thought I remembered some vans didn’t have it and others did. Not sure how well my door is aligned as I did it after a bering upgrade, but I want to try the quiet lean trick. Eric Caron
> On Jul 31, 2020, at 6:29 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > You can lean into it with your body rather than pushing with hands and avoid dents. Been doing that since 1986 and no dents. A properly aligned latch doesn’t take much force to latch. > > > > From: Miguel Pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com> > Sent: Friday, July 31, 2020 2:45 PM > To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> > Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > Subject: Re: closing slider quietly > > > > > > > > ‘ From the outside you can push in the rear edge of the door to > > latch it.’ I disagree with this, because this is why so many vans have an indent at that spot. I have a rule with my vehicles that my grandchildren follow. It’s a golden rule. The only place you touch a vehicle is the handles. > > > > Stuart > > -- > > Miguel > > > > The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it- basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them. > > - Charles Bukowski, Tales of Ordinary > > > |
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