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Subject:Re: Sliding Door Intermittent Electric Door Locking Problem
From:Todd Last
Date:Thu, 19 Jul 2001 00:14:45 -0700

Probably, those brass contacts carry the power for the door lock.
I believe the wiring diagram in the Bently shows which are which.

good luck,

Todd
'88 westy

Christopher Mundy wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm having problems when locking my sliding door in conjunction with the front
> doors. Occasionally the rear door electric lock will click in when locking the front
> doors, other times it wont.
>
> Things I have noticed�
>
> 1. After locking the front doors, I go back around and open the sliding door then
> close it, while closing it, steady the rear of the door with my other hand the
> electric lock clicks in.
>
> 2. The brass rod contacts on the body, the third one from the top seems
> depressed as if the spring is broken, is this related?
>
> Any comments and suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Chris Mundy
>
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