<VV> Door Latch Problem

[HallGrenn at aol.com]

Jeff,
 
You live in a wet environment so you may have some corrosion issues.   
Because you can get it to latch by lifting I'd say your return spring isn't  
broken.  I'd wipe any gritty/greasy residue off of the latch on the door  and 
then spray some light lubricant like WD40 or Liquid Wrench lube with PTFE in  
the latch mechanism.  Do it from above too spraying down through the door  
glass slot.  A thin coat of white lithium grease to finish things up will  
probably get it working like new again.  I had one door that didn't  properly 
latch because the lock knob mechanism had become corroded and wouldn't  let 
the latch work freely.  Spraying from above into the glass slot bought  me 
time until I could take the door panel off and overhaul everything.
 
Bob Hall
Group Corvair
Corvanatics
CORSA