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Subject:Re: Sliding door mechanism
From:Jim Felder
Date:Sun, 22 Mar 2015 19:05:37 -0500

Whatever you find, if you need parts let me know. I have a couple of the
whole mechanisms and all parts.

Jim

On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Michael McSwain <michaelmcswain@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm sure this is covered somewhere, but I seem to find more info on the
> latch mechanism.
>
> My problem is that when I open my door I often have to pull the back end
> out a little bit in order to keep the back of the door from hitting the
> door frame as it swings out and slides towards the rear of the van. It hits
> the corner of the door frame when the door has opened just an inch or two
> and after that there's plenty of clearance.
>
> Does anyone have a fix for this?  Is there an adjustment or a spring I can
> replace without replacing the whole mechanism?
>