OK, 

        I need a little more simple direction here.

I don’t know where there are two plastic bumpers. 

If the Striker plate is on the deck then I see a little rectangle rubber thing on the left and the post on the right.  I feel three Philip head screw. 
The screws seem very locked in place. 

Not sure how to proceed to make it so the hatch will go a bit more forward.

On the hatch side I have three hex head bolts.  They are able to turn.  This has the moving latch. 

        I have noticed that pushing on the hatch makes it easier to open so I need to figure out how to adjust something. 

Another description of how to adjust from a blind perspective of the rear hatch parts is greatly appreciated! 

Eric Caron 
84 Westfalia 

> On Dec 3, 2022, at 8:56 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> 
> Sorry ' made mistake in last message…set the striker plate more forward than original when testing first…..
> 
> Alistair 
> 
>> On Dec 3, 2022, at 4:44 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi folks,
>> 
>>       My 84 rear hatch is hard to open because the lock button takes a great deal of thumb pressure to disengage.  My 85 is much easier. 
>> 
>> Can someone give me some tips on what can be tried to relieve the pressure a bit?  I’m guessing there is some adjustment on the latch somewhere but this is not something I’ve done before.
>> 
>> Tips on my starting place appreciated.
>> 
>> Eric Caron