Ah now that makes sense.

I can rest easy now that this mystery (for me anyways) is solved.

There are two latches on these doors after all!

Neil.

On 6/15/07, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/15/2007 10:35 AM Jake de Villiers wrote:
>
> > I'm wondering how many bored-out-of-their-minds 9 year olds have yanked on
> > that handle and opened the slider while travelling?
>
> It's not mechanically connected to any of the latch bits, just the door
> frame -- it helps to pull the door inward when closing.
>
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>

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