Tobin,

Try pushing in on the back side of the door from the outside.  I have had
the slider not close all the way in the past.  When it happens, you can't
open it again.  Push sharply to connect the rear latch.

Walt Spak
Pittsburgh,  Pa.
wnsopc3@3rdm.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Tobin Copley <tcopley@POP.UNIXG.UBC.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 3:15 PM
Subject: '82 sliding door jammed!

> Folks:
>
> Just got a call from Christa, and apparently the sliding door on our
> 1982 westy has jammed itself preventing it from opening again.
>
> She says there is some light visible through a gap at the rear of the
> door, when viewed from the inside.  The door is stuck in the "closed'
> position.  She's tried pushing the rear of the door out hard from
> inside the bus, to no avail.
>
> I had noticed the other day that the whole door sits about 1/4" lower
> than it should--doesn't match up to the body panels in front or back,
> but the "sag" appears to be level (same "sag" on both front and rear
> ends of door).
>
> I'm gonna have a look at it tonight.  Anybody run into this or
> anything similar before?  Tips on what to look for, or tricks on
> fixing/adjusting things?  I tried the archives but *very* slow
> response and numerous "CGI Timeout" error messages instead of search
> results.
>
> Any help would be most welcome.  Thanks!
>
> T.
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Tobin Copley   Bowen Island, BC, Canada              tobin.copley@ubc.ca
>
> '82 westy 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
> '97 son Russell                                   =============
> '99 daughter Margaret                            /_| |__| |__|:| clatter
> 1995: 'Round US, Mexico, Canada 15,000 mi       O|.           .| clatter!
> 1996: Vancouver to Inuvik, NWT   7,400 km        ~-()-==----()-~
> Previous buses: '76 westy deluxe (Daisy), '76 westy standard (Mango)