Wow!  I can’t remember that handle on the inside of my slider.  I know you have a 85 so I must have it.  Thought I remembered some vans didn’t have it and others did.
Not sure how well my door is aligned as I did it after a bering upgrade, but I want to try the quiet lean trick. 

Eric Caron 

> On Jul 31, 2020, at 6:29 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> You can lean into it with your body rather than pushing with hands and avoid dents.  Been doing that since 1986  and no dents.  A properly aligned latch doesn’t take much force to latch.
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> From: Miguel Pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com> 
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2020 2:45 PM
> To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject: Re: closing slider quietly
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> latch it.’ I disagree with this, because this is why so many vans have an indent at that spot. I have a rule with my vehicles that my grandchildren follow. It’s a golden rule. The only place you touch a vehicle is the handles.
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> The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it- basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them. 
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