I had the same thing happen to my 87 wolf, I just yanked on the table, blew the lock right off the bottom, Table still folds flat against the wall though and locks when upright. Never replaced the lock, although velcro sounds good if you are worried about it, mike 87 westy now former 87 wolf Tom Rehkugler wrote: > I have had this problem also. I removed the nuts on the hinge at the top > of the table. This allowed me to move the table around enough to get it > loose. I have been told that VW has changed the design of this latch if > you buy a new one from the dealer. Can anyone confirm this? I have not > heard from anyone if this new latch is any better. My old latch was not > fixable. I am still looking for a better way to hold the table down. I > have thought that maybe some sort of wedge or even a pivoting piece of > plastic to hold it in while driving. > > Tom Rehkugler > > Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 > ken wilfy wrote > I have had both of these problems on my '91 Carat. My table was stuck > down > when I bought the van as well. Fix is not easy. Remove entire rear > interior > (including rear seat/bed) and flooring to remove driver's side wall to > which > the table is attached. > Then you can get to the back of the fastener and unlock it. I had heard > from > other list members that a new mechanism doesn't guarantee that it will > not > happen again so I just used magnets to keep the table down and pull up on > it > to unlock it. Some other members use industrial strength velcro which is > probably a better idea than the magnets (they get loose after a while). > > ___________________________________________________________________ > Get the Internet just the way you want it. > Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! > Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. |
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