

| Subject: | Re: sliding door fix? |
| From: | Jim Felder |
| Date: | Sun, 11 Aug 2013 19:35:52 -0500 |
Sounds good to me. It's been a long, long time since I have dealt with the problem, so I'm just guessing you're right. But since it worked for you, that would be an educated guess. Jim On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 7:23 PM, Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@gmail.com> wrote: > This morning I needed to get a weed-eater out of my Westy and do some > maintenance on it, having used it and transported back in the camper area. > I discovered that my sliding door was stuck shut. Some fiddling around > with it I noticed that the rear latch was only popping out about 1/8". > So, climbing inside I proceeded to remove the cover and insulation, etc. > While dismantling everything I noticed how all this works but the cable > adjustment device seemed like it works backward. It also seemed like there > should have been a similar device at the rear of this cable and sheath or > some spacer to fit into that depression in the rear latch assembly. My fix > was to use three washers, split and re-flattened onto the end of the > sheath. That gave me enough tension for the latch mechanism to work great. > > Two and a half hours after starting it was all back together and working > great. Anyone know if there is supposed to be a spacer there? I later > looked at ETKA but its an assembly and not well represented. > > The maintenance on the weed-eater took 15 minutes. > > > Alan Felder > Austin TX > 82 Diesel Westy > > Bitcoin Research Fund > Donate to: 1DwB7ad9avys3U1YzcLbQwfB27fAzbzBEN >
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