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Subject:Re: Stuck Side Table
From:John Meeks
Date:Wed, 23 Jul 2003 20:55:47 -0400

Budd,
        Is that the table recessed into the wall? If so, I posted the same ??
couple of months ago.
Pushing the table at the bottom no longer released the latch.
        I ended up prying the table loose with a carpenter's pry bar (thin, j
shaped with nail puller notch). The latch separated from the table and it
was free. 3 or 4 listees suggested that approach and one suggested removing
the cabinetry and side wall (his latch was still stuck but he could unscrew
it from the table rather than breaking it loose.
        The problem then becomes: how do you secure the table when not in use. I am
using a flat wood paint stirrer wedged between the rear seat mount and the
wall low to the floor. Still looking for a new latch or a better means of
holding it in place without drilling any holes.
        Let me know what your solution is.
Regards,
John Meeks
Top of Lower Michigan
'91 MultiWest

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Budd Premack
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 3:45 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Stuck Side Table
>
>
> The side table in my 88 Wolfsburg is stuck closed.  Is there any
> technique to open it (without causing damage to the plastic wall
> panel) besides removing the seat/bed, wall panels, etc.?
>
> Budd Premack
> 86 Syncro, 88 Wolfsburg
> Land of Sky-Blue Waters
> Minneapolis, MN
>