Look under the latch, you'll see a hole and in the hole is a screw. I cut an
old small screwdriver to get in there.  The screw has a spring on it that
will fly, be careful. Once the screw is off you can slide the latch off.

Hotch
86 Vanagon GL
89 Jetta GL
Philly
Richard Hotchkiss
http://www.hotstrings-inc.com

> From: Corner House Farm <cornerhouse@OLG.COM>
> Reply-To: Corner House Farm <cornerhouse@OLG.COM>
> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 22:17:15 -0400
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: slide window latch removal
>
> Hello,
>
> I have the latch on my sliding rear window coming apart. it seems that
> one screw has backed out and the other is loose. Looking in Bentley
> doesn't help. The closest it comes is to tell you to take it off when
> you replace the weather strip. Thanks for all the postings, sure enjoy
> to read them and they have helped.
>
> Thanks
>