I doubt very much that the groove is worn. You are just missing the plastic
guide clips on the bottom of the window.  They are available from the dealer
and they are cheap.  thy simply slide back in.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Lucca <JLucca8410@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 10:53 AM
Subject: sliding window tracks

>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