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Subject:Re: Cranky 86+ sliding door latch
From:Karl Wolz
Date:Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:32:32 -0700

Have ye tried moving the catch a wee bit outward?

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
|David Beierl
|Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 2:53 PM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Cranky 86+ sliding door latch
|
|Dear Volks,
|Are there any experts about concerning cranky slider latches?  Mine
|wants a particular touch when closing, or it will rebound and only
|catch on the secondary latch.  TriFlow and similar things
|sprayed/squirted/dripped into the latch area give a certain amount of
|temporary relief; engine oil seems to be one of the better ones.
|
|Yours,
|David