Hmmm......why don't you put an extension on the door handle to give
her more leverage.........

Cheers,
Doug

On 8/15/05, mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 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:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>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,
> >>....
> >>
> >>Mark
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >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. :<)
> >
> >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.
> >
> >
> >
>