What year is your van? It does make a bit of difference as the mechanisms differ pre and post 85.

It could be as simple as the rear mechanism needing cleaning and lubrication.

Alistair

> On Mar 22, 2015, at 3:50 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?