sliding door wont.....flippin well close

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oxfordpaul
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sliding door wont.....flippin well close

Post by oxfordpaul » Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:41 pm

Hello all, just got back from a 3000km 99.999% hassle free trip round france. :D I saw lots of bongos on the roads 8)

But now we have returned the sliding door refuses to close up.
I have looked all over the forum and seem to be the only one with a door which wont latch closed.
motors whir latches click and door stays open.

cant slam it at there is something 'blocking' the mechanism.

I have checked the latches and visually they all seem to be clear/free, locked and unlocked it and looked for obstructions in the runners, all OK.

any ideas? :?:

Paul

PS. was it you at Contis plage? metallic green hi top camper?
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Re: sliding door wont.....flippin well close

Post by missfixit70 » Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:47 pm

Sounds like the latch itself may have become disconnected/broken if the motor's making all the right noises?
Not sure the Lushprojects diagram helps much either - http://www.lushprojects.com/bongopartsm ... mgno=.html
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