Date:         Fri, 17 Nov 1995 17:57:24 -0600 (MDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Jack Reed <jackr@fortnet.org>
Subject:      Re: Sliding door handle - outside

On Fri, 17 Nov 1995, Brian Isherwood wrote:

> The outside handle is loose and it wiggles quite a bit.  There is
> some serious paint removal along a circular pattern in the door
> handle recess - obviously from the handle scraping the body when it
> is twisted to open the door.  Is there a rubber grommet or something
> that rots out over time?  Or maybe am I missing a crucial part which
> the PO was too cheap to replace?  I've always wondered, but haven't
> lost much sleep over it....

I just tightened this up this Summer and if memory serves, you have to 
remove the inside sliding door fiberboard.  There's a phillips screw in 
there that holds the outside handle on.  Put a bit of paint on the screw 
so it doesn't back out again.  Don't overtighten it or the door handle 
just digs into the body, tearing things up even more.

Jack