There is no Latch @ the Front,,, The Handle controls the Latching &

UnLatching of the Latch @ the Rear & it is the correct Positioning of That 

Latch that determines the the correct alignment of the Rear of the Slider

with the Body,,, There is on Most, if not all, Vanagons, what I will call a

Pre Latch that happens if the Slider is not closed firmly enough which may

be able to be adjusted to eliminate but I have never bothered to look into

that or try to figure out ~

> On 2 May , 2023, at 11:35 AM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Thank you Dean...
> 
> hurray... success ! ! but... here's the thing... If I pull the door to
> close and let go of the handle the door will close but the rear won't align
> with the body panel.
> If I keep my hand on the handle and close the door and push in a little
> bit, the rear will align with the body panel.
> I'd think the front latch needs a bit of help to close correctly.
> 
> On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 8:21 AM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>>        There is only 1 Latch & it is on the Rear,,, There is a Retainer on
>> 
>> the Front which appears to be just a safety catch to help prevent the
>> 
>> Front of the slider from opening in an accident,,, The Front adjustment
>> 
>> is done via the LBracket that You already have been adjusting ~~
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 1 May , 2023, at 5:00 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> thanks Dean...
>>> 
>>> I will try that and report back... btw.. the front latch or the rear
>> latch?
>>> 
>>> On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 3:52 PM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>               Dan
>>>> 
>>>>       It is most likely the Latch itself that needs Repositioning as
>>>> that controls
>>>> 
>>>> how Closed the Rear of the Slider ends up,,, The LBracket @ the bottom
>> ends
>>>> 
>>>> up in front when the slider is closed so would have little to no effect
>> on
>>>> rear
>>>> 
>>>> of slider when closed ~
>>>> 
>>>>                                                       ORR ~ DeanB
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 1 May , 2023, at 12:58 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> The sliding door on my van closes well, slides well. The rollers were
>>>>> replaced about a year ago.
>>>>> 
>>>>> But... the left edge of the door (looking from outside) is not flushed
>>>> with
>>>>> the body panel. I tried to adjust the L bracket that holds the bottom
>>>>> roller. I loosen the bolts and moved the door a bit in and out... No
>> good
>>>>> result, no change...
>>>>> 
>>>>> So.. is there anything else I should do?
>>>>> 
>>>>> thank you...
>>>> 
>>>> 
>> 
>>