Possibly a broken spring or broken spring retention pin? The "U" hinge at
the rear of the sliding door has the above mentioned spring on the door side
of the assembly; its there to assist the door opening.

I'd check there first.

Dave

On 8/7/06, mike elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I would swear on a stack of whatever holy book you offered that I asked
> this
> question last year, but a search of the archives didn't turn up anything.
> False memory? It baffles science. Anyway, I'm looking for help with Mellow
> Yellow's sliding door: we're having trouble opening it. There seem to be
> three motions involved: rotation of the handle by pressing on it (works
> fine); movement of the door outward, away from the interior of the van
> (does
> not seem to complete, I need to put my hip into it from inside the van);
> and
> sliding rearward on the tracks (which is does just fine once the door has
> been popped fully outward with my hip). Thoughts on what might be causing
> the incomplete outward motion?
>
> -- Rocket Squirrel
>