Hi Gene,

        Great report and great tip.

There is a past list member that talked so much about lubrication.  He would be pleased with your solution and then tell all of us to start lubricating hundreds of things. 

        I’d do it if I could find them all!

Eric Caron 
85 GL  Westfalia 
84 Westfalia 

> On Apr 26, 2022, at 9:50 PM, Gene P <olgreywoof@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> So, this is fixed and I learned another of those lessons I’ve learned before but forgot – Don’t think about it, just go clean stuff!
> 
> Thought I was dealing with an electrical issue, that was all fine.  The mechanism that slides horizontally was sticking just a little, so that it did not move the full travel required, by maybe 2 mm.  Cleaned it up, got dry lube on it, now works as intended.
> 
> From: Gene P
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2022 10:40 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Rear Hatch Lock
> 
> Front and slider operate normally, hatch does not.
> 
> What it does –
> With lock in horizonal key position, it remains Unlocked, while the other locks operate.
> With lock in vertical key position, it operates with the power locks but in opposition – lock the doors, hatch unlocks – unlock the doors, hatch locks.