Eckie,

Hi. I had the same task a while back. Here's what you do.
The screw at the bottom (inside the hole underneath the
unit) needs to come out (keep an eye out for the spring that
comes out with it). They have managed to engineer the darn
thing so that you can't fit a regular sized screwdriver up
from the bottom. I ended up using a smaller sized one (very
small, infact) and bending it slightly to fit. It takes a
little manuevering but it works. Anyway, once the screw is
out, the outer housing comes off revealing two smaller
screws. Remove those and you're done. Keep the screwdriver
in your Vanagon toolbox or in the glovebox, as these latches
come loose often. To reassemble, do the reverse.

hope that helps.

Tony
87 GL

Eckie Prater wrote:

> Hi list members,
> Can someone tell me how to remove the slide window latch?
> There appears to be a slotted screw in the bottom.
> Is this the release?  Does it unscrew?
> Does it press against a spring to release?
> Bentley says, 'To remove window glass, remove latch.'
> Thank you.
> Regards,
> Eckie Prater