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Subject:Re: loose sliding window locks
From:Caston/Payne
Date:Thu, 10 Feb 2000 21:15:15 -0500

At 5:44 PM -0800 2/10/2000, byard wrote:
>I give up...I can't figure out how to tighten the lock/handles on the
>sliding windows.
>Haynes doesn't mention it...and neither does Bentley. Is it so bad that
>nobody wants to talk about it?
>Mine are pretty loose, and really need to be tightened.
>
>Help?

The trick is to use a 90� flat blade screw driver to unscrew the retaining
screw underneath.
Take a look at the  underside of  the latch and you should see a hole. The
screw is up inside that hole. Once you remove the screw the latch should
lift straight up to reaveal the two screws that pass through the window. Be
careful tightening these as they are made of white metal and are easy to
strip out.
Later,

Dave C.
Williamsburg, VA
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