John-

 From the outside of the van, look at the part of the window that slide.
On both edges there should be 2 black plastic insets that allow the
window to slide on tracks it sits in. This prevent the two metal frames
from touching. These plastic inserts often dry out and crack apart.
Replacing them is straight forward I would grease them a bit so they
don't bends (the plastic inset) while you push them in. I bought some
from Ken at Van-again cost about a buck each 2 per window.

JFF
On Jul 11, 2005, at 1:14 PM, John Lauterbach wrote:

Mike, thank you for the images.  I am still somewhat confused as to
whether
these glides mount to the glass or mount to the channel in which the
glass
rides.  They are missing on my windows.

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Collum" <collum@verizon.net>
To: "John Lauterbach" <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: Sliding window locks (2nd request)

> John,
>
> There are supposed to be nylon guide pieces under each end of the
> sliding window that serves to raise it up to where the latch engages
> the
> slot properly.
>
> The ones for the '84s are no longer available but the newer style
> pieces
> are and can be modified to work on yours.
>
> I am attaching two .gif pics from ETKA showing the page for '84 and
> '86.
>
> Mike
> Houlton, Maine
> '84 GL 7 pass
> '85 GL Westy
>
>
> John Lauterbach wrote:
>> I have an '84 with apparently the original sliding windows.  I have
>> never
>> been able to get sliding windows to lock.  This past weekend, I took
>> the
>> latches apart and made sure the springs were there and still working.
>>  If
>> I
>> raise the sash about 1/32 of an inch, the locks work, but I have been
>> unable
>> to get a shim under the sash to keep it in position.
>>
>> In a few weeks, I need to take van to location where I definitely
>> need to
>> lock it up tight.  What do I need to do to fix this problem?
>>
>> John
>>
>

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