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Subject:Re: Volkspeople, lubricate your sliding door latches.
From:bueses
Date:Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:32:36 -0700

> In a message dated 12/13/05 3:08:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> vwnut@HAWKCOMPUTING.COM writes:
>
>   A little WD 40 and
>> the whole door latches and unlatches easily.
>> Just take off the door panel and spray the rail and
>> latch insides.

Yep, had this problem after washing the westy in cold weather yesterday-But
removing the door panel is not a casual thing to do in a westy. Next time I
get body work done on that door, I will certainly consider oiling those
parts!

Tom-sliding door frozen in place, had to beat on it from the inside to get
it to open

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>
> yep...and cold weather makes this problem worse...