I removed all the latches for the bed to deal with that problem.  Doesn't
seem like there's any need to have those latches anyway.

Joy

p.s.  Hey, are you at MIT?  I once was...

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Joy Hecht
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon

For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://www.joyhecht.net

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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Tim Leek
:::Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 11:39 AM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: bed problems
:::
:::The bed in my 87 Vanagon GL (not a pop-top) is hard to unfold and
:::seems to be getting worse.  I have to pull up very hard on the handle
:::and often give it a hard whack on one side to get the catches to
:::release if from upright position.  Yesterday I took a look at the
:::little plastic-shrouded metal pin on the side that seems to be the
:::problem and found it to be loose.
:::
:::Is this a know problem for which there are known solutions?  Has
:::anyone any advice to offer?  I'm thinking of at least trying to
:::tighten up the pin in question.  Perhaps I should also squirt a load
:::of lithium grease into the various mechanisms?
:::
:::Help.
:::
:::Tim Leek
:::Technical Staff
:::MIT Lincoln Laboratory
:::Lexington, MA, 02144
:::tleek@ll.mit.edu