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Subject:Re: sliding window tracks
From:EMZ
Date:Wed, 5 May 1999 12:16:31 -0400

This notch is worn because the window is saging on the
soft channel it rides or the lock itself may have slid
in its hole in the glass, or a little of both. Fix these
first and you may not have to do anything with the frame.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Wed, 5 May 1999, Joe Lucca wrote:

> hi all,
>
> subject:
> the tracks for the sliding windows that have the little notches in them to
> keep them locked:
>
> one of my windows won't stay locked due to a worn out groove. i was thinking
> about swapping the tracks on both sides of the van, since there's notches at
> both ends of the track. has anyone removed these, they appear to be just
> glued in.
>
> my main question being, if it is an easy job, or a messy one.
>
> joe
> 86 vanagon
>