>My 84 has developed the annoying problem of during cold (as if it ever >gets cold in California) the leading edge (closest to the back of the van) >does not pop away from the door frame enabling the door to slid backwards. >As the outside temperature increases, this problem goes away. I have been ... Anyone else had this problem. If so is there a less >expensive way to purchase parts for the van without walking into the local >VW deal (who I have had bad experiences with in the past) with check book >in hand? robert, (et al) i had exactly the same problem with my 88 bus. it was crud and old grease getting gummed up (i found out after i put a palm-sized dent in my door's rear area). it also messes up trying to close when it's cold like that. anyway, i got some grease cleaner and sprayed the p-loving-heck outa all those mechanism parts back at the back of the door ... then sprayed it all again with wd-40. and it has not done it again since ... that was 3 years ago. get some spray brake cleaner and some wd-40 and give it a shot. get the door open a little bit and spray away. joel
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