OK,  Now I understand what plastic bumpers we are talking about!

So, looking at those rubber and plastic stops, how do I adjust them in or out?  I feel a nut shaped exterior but it looks fragile.  Do I somehow turn that or does the rubber end pull off?  Or does it adjust from the inside.

I want to avoid braking the stop so knowing how it works would help. 
Eric 

> On Dec 5, 2022, at 8:22 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Plastic bumpers: extreme left and right of the back hatch opening, not on
> the door.
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 6:44 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> 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
>>