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Subject:Re: sliding door problem on 81 Westy.
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Fri, 6 Sep 2002 18:38:20 -0500

Just clean everything that moves and re lube it with light weight grease
(any kind except black).
When you close the door, roll it all the way towards the latch assembly
and then press the back edge of the door in towards the van and the door
will drop into place without Mr. Arnold S. helping you.

Stan Wilder

On Sat, 7 Sep 2002 00:26:04 +0100 stephen de la salle
<sdelasal@PEOPLEPC.COM> writes:
> I've a problem with the lower sliding door channel. The door is
> difficult to
> close for the last 3-4" of travel - needs a good swing. The paint on
> the
> horizontal surface of the lower guide has been scraped away - the
> surface
> that looks at you as you look down toward the raod.  ANyway, it
> seems tha
> the allow assembly that holds the wheel is scraping on the adjacunt
> horizontal panel....It's as if the wheel has worn a channel ~ just
> sufficient to make the allow piece interfere with the bodywork.  Any
> idea's
> here - I'm at a bit of a loss to see how this happened - it's been
> like it
> ever since I've had the van ~2 years but it finally bugging me.
>
> Steve
>

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