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Subject:Solved Re: Cranky 86+ sliding door latch
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 5 Jul 2010 21:19:45 -0400

At 05:52 PM 6/20/2010 Sunday, David Beierl wrote:
>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.

Well, I outsmarted myself.  All it wanted was some lithium grease
sprayed on instead of all that thin stuff I was using.  Silly me.

Yours,
David

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