For what it's worth, I've also noticed my slider to get a bit finicky when
the mercury drops . . .

On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 12:02 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Ric,
>
> I’m no expert but have a few thoughts to share.
>
>         The first is that I think it would be important to figure out what
> has changed to cause the door not to fit.  Something has changed.
>
>         Is the door lower in the back?  If you lift up does it close
> easier?  Is something loose on the door latch?
>
> My 84 was not latching when fully open.  I thought about all kinds of ways
> to make it catch.  Then I discovered two loose screws and problem solved.
>
> When I was changing out my rear slider hinge I had. To do some adjusting
> for the new hardware but that was because the holes were slightly different
> then the original.
>
> What is changing, loose or failing on your door?
> Others may have a good list of things to check.
> Is there movement if you lift up and down on the rear of the door?  Are
> bearings working correctly.
> Hopefully others can offer more direct places to check, but I recommend
> looking for what has changed.
>
> Eric Caron
> 85 and 84 Westfalia
>
>
> > On Nov 16, 2022, at 1:28 PM, Rick Cooper <rick@WEBLEAF.CA> wrote:
> >
> > Over the past few weeks, the sliding door on my 1987 Westie does not
> want to close properly.  More specifically, the latch at the rear of the
> door does not want to lock onto the post mounted on the body.
> >
> > If I slam it hard and push inward at the rear of the door at the same
> time, I can usually get it to latch, but it is becoming increasingly
> difficult.  A couple of times the door has popped open while in transit,
> which is a bit unnerving.
> >
> > What is the solution to this?  Moving the post?
> >
> > Rick
>