The problem for her is not the sliding part but the amount of force
needed on the handle to get the latches to release the door. She has a
chronic wrist problem that is aggravated by the repeated opening of the
door. We just spent a week camping in it and by the end we had to leave
the door ajar most of the time so she could just slide it open. We are
going on a longer trip soon and I must try to cure the difficulty.

I have already cutoff the welded on pillar latch sections from a later
donor. These parts are different from the earlier doors that had them
bolted on to the pillars.

Mark

JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

>In a message dated 8/15/05 12:42:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>drillock@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
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>>I am going to put an 87 door on
>>the 82 and I would like to hear from anyone who has done this and about
>>any gotchas I may encounter,
>>....
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>>Mark
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>well i know it will incolve some cutting and welding.. i think the entire C
>pillar aft of the slider door is different on the pre-'85's vs the post '85's.
> i think the latching system on the B pillar is different as well.
> get out the sawzall and the torch, mark. :<)
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>have u just tried cleaning and lubing up the tracks on the '82 really well? i
>did that to my 84 wolfy and the slider glides along the track pretty
>smoothly..  the lower and beltline tracks were pretty nasty before i cleaned them up
>and lubed them.
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