The 85 and newer have a latch only at the rear of the slider. Earlier
models had a front and rear latch and that is why the earlier sliders
need a longer handle and are harder to open. I have seen a few 85/86
that had enough wear on the lower prong of the door part of the latch to
cause the door to pop open at times. A replacement latch fixed them.

Mark

jimt wrote:

>On 12/8/04 10:10 AM, "Don Williams" <williams@FIRE.BIOL.WWU.EDU> wrote:
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>>In my 85 Westy the slider opens while I am driving----door just slides back
>>and sticks open!  Is there an adjustment for that???  I had the door off
>>last summer doing an adjustment on the little stay that locks it in the
>>open position.
>>Don
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>There is a latching point on the rear and the front of the door to keep it
>closed.
> Once when I jammed somehthing in my slider at the back I kept pulling and
>pulling on the handle and could get it to open.  Then I smacked the door to
>see about popping the panel off and it just slid open.
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>It is a latch similar to a door latch controlled by a rod from the
>handle/locking mechanism at the front.  I found that if the rod or either
>end latch is not set correctly none of it is and the door will just pop
>open.
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