Lubrication.  The mid-door slider has two pivots on that black "U" shaped
arm.  Lubricate those.

Good Luck.

-Dick Wong-
78 Scirocco
Original Owner
87 Vanagon Syncro 2.5 (Blaze)
Third Owner
12 Golf TDI
Original Co-Owner

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Michael McSwain
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2015 3:50 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Sliding door mechanism

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?
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