Date:         Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:51:51 -0800
Reply-To:     Rick Cooper <rick@WEBLEAF.CA>
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From:         Rick Cooper <rick@WEBLEAF.CA>
Subject:      Re: Sliding Door won't latch
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Thanks guys for your thoughts and ideas.  I've got a family wedding over the next few days so I won't get back to this until late next week.  

I'll let you know what I discover.

Rick

On Wed, Nov 16, 2022, at 11:06 AM, Matt Drew wrote:
> For what it's worth, I've also noticed my slider to get a bit finicky when
> the mercury drops . . .
> 
> On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 12:02 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Ric,
> >
> > I’m no expert but have a few thoughts to share.
> >
> >         The first is that I think it would be important to figure out what
> > has changed to cause the door not to fit.  Something has changed.
> >
> >         Is the door lower in the back?  If you lift up does it close
> > easier?  Is something loose on the door latch?
> >
> > My 84 was not latching when fully open.  I thought about all kinds of ways
> > to make it catch.  Then I discovered two loose screws and problem solved.
> >
> > When I was changing out my rear slider hinge I had. To do some adjusting
> > for the new hardware but that was because the holes were slightly different
> > then the original.
> >
> > What is changing, loose or failing on your door?
> > Others may have a good list of things to check.
> > Is there movement if you lift up and down on the rear of the door?  Are
> > bearings working correctly.
> > Hopefully others can offer more direct places to check, but I recommend
> > looking for what has changed.
> >
> > Eric Caron
> > 85 and 84 Westfalia
> >
> >
> > > On Nov 16, 2022, at 1:28 PM, Rick Cooper <rick@WEBLEAF.CA> wrote:
> > >
> > > Over the past few weeks, the sliding door on my 1987 Westie does not
> > want to close properly.  More specifically, the latch at the rear of the
> > door does not want to lock onto the post mounted on the body.
> > >
> > > If I slam it hard and push inward at the rear of the door at the same
> > time, I can usually get it to latch, but it is becoming increasingly
> > difficult.  A couple of times the door has popped open while in transit,
> > which is a bit unnerving.
> > >
> > > What is the solution to this?  Moving the post?
> > >
> > > Rick
> >
>