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poping sliding door

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The sliding door on my1991pops off the catch pretty much as soon as I pull away. I've tried all the adjustments, but nothing seems to work. It doesn't open fully, just opens an annoying gap.
What's he trick?
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mines kept doing the same. took the inside panel off and found the wire from the handle to the catch was sitting over the insulation so the catch was always slightly under tension so any knock and the door would pop. put the wire in behind the insulation and have had no more problems, might be worth a look.

also seen on the site that the catch can get splayed open, so needed to taken off and tapped to slightly close it.
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Re: poping sliding door

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Cheers. I have insulated, so that's probably it.
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Re: poping sliding door

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heres the link to the catch guide might help


https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.p ... t#p7925395" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
1967 RHD WALKTHROUGH SPLITSCREEN
1971 RHD BAY
1993 MK1 GTI CABBY RIVAGE
1989 T25 KOMET
1991 T25 SYNCRO PANEL VAN

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Adjust the striker pin outwards by 1 mm at a time, 15mm spanner I think.
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