Dang...that is so smart and so simple!  I'll put that tip in my bag-of-tricks for future problems.  Thanks!
Rich
San Diego

      From: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
 To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
 Sent: Friday, March 10, 2017 4:59 PM
 Subject: Re: Sliding door handle screw
   
        Or just hold a Soldering Iron to it ~

On 10 Mar , 2017, at 2:18 PM, Stacy Schneider wrote:

> It may be loctited in. Do you have a small butane torch to just lightly heat the screw.
> 
>                Stacy 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Mar 10, 2017, at 1:06 PM, Kk Al <kkalnsf@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> Quick question.
>> Any chance this interior sliding door handle screw is reverse threaded on
>> an 87 Syncro? The screw head is stripping and I want to make sure I'm
>> turning the correct way to remove the screw. .