Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2022 18:42:46 -0800
Reply-To: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
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in my experience/trouble with the rear hatch... but you may find something
differently... There are 3 points to adjust the rear hatch...
- The center latch mechanism (moving it in and out slightly)
- The 2 rubber bumpers on the left and right side of the body. Turning them
to the Left to move them out, turning them to the right to move them in.
- Move them OUT too much and make the hatch hard to catch...
- Move them IN too much and make the hatch hard to open...
On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 6:14 PM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> Turn to the right to increase the height, turn to the left to increase the
> depth.
>
> Jim
>
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 8:04 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > OK, Now I understand what plastic bumpers we are talking about!
> >
> > So, looking at those rubber and plastic stops, how do I adjust them in or
> > out? I feel a nut shaped exterior but it looks fragile. Do I somehow
> turn
> > that or does the rubber end pull off? Or does it adjust from the inside.
> >
> > I want to avoid braking the stop so knowing how it works would help.
> > Eric
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Dec 5, 2022, at 8:22 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > >
> > > Plastic bumpers: extreme left and right of the back hatch opening, not
> on
> > > the door.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 6:44 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> OK,
> > >>
> > >> I need a little more simple direction here.
> > >>
> > >> I don’t know where there are two plastic bumpers.
> > >>
> > >> If the Striker plate is on the deck then I see a little rectangle
> rubber
> > >> thing on the left and the post on the right. I feel three Philip head
> > >> screw.
> > >> The screws seem very locked in place.
> > >>
> > >> Not sure how to proceed to make it so the hatch will go a bit more
> > forward.
> > >>
> > >> On the hatch side I have three hex head bolts. They are able to turn.
> > >> This has the moving latch.
> > >>
> > >> I have noticed that pushing on the hatch makes it easier to
> open
> > >> so I need to figure out how to adjust something.
> > >>
> > >> Another description of how to adjust from a blind perspective of the
> > rear
> > >> hatch parts is greatly appreciated!
> > >>
> > >> Eric Caron
> > >> 84 Westfalia
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> On Dec 3, 2022, at 8:56 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Sorry ' made mistake in last message…set the striker plate more
> forward
> > >> than original when testing first…..
> > >>>
> > >>> Alistair
> > >>>
> > >>>> On Dec 3, 2022, at 4:44 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
> > wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Hi folks,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> My 84 rear hatch is hard to open because the lock button takes
> a
> > >> great deal of thumb pressure to disengage. My 85 is much easier.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Can someone give me some tips on what can be tried to relieve the
> > >> pressure a bit? I’m guessing there is some adjustment on the latch
> > >> somewhere but this is not something I’ve done before.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Tips on my starting place appreciated.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Eric Caron
> > >>
> >
> >
>
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