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Subject:Slider door autolock fixed! 1988 vanagon
From:Vanagon man
Date:Tue, 26 Feb 2002 05:49:18 -0500

Volks,

i just wanted to share a fix i came up with yesterday.  

My sliding door lock would not open/close when i turned the keys in the front doors, so i took both sides loose from the door/pillar to look for corrosion, none present.  

Then, I held the two pieces together as they should be when the door is locking/opening/ and turned the passenger door key..........It worked!  I put everything back together and turned the key, nothing.  

I adjusted the sliding door up about 1/4 inch, and all is well.  The door had come out of alignment with the pillar, thus the little plungers were not making good contact in the areas they needed to.

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