That's because the handle is held in by one bolt screwed from the inside. After a while, it works loose. I
had that happen on my '84 Westie so I drilled a small hole in the wallboard just big enough to let me put
a Phillips head screwdriver on it. Crude, but it works. Otherwise, you'd have to keep ripping out the
wallboard. I guess Locktite would be useful here.

Stuart Hertzog
VanIsle Westies
<https://www.meetup.com/vanislewesties/>

On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:39:52 -0400, Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

>Hi folks,
>
>        I’ve noticed that the outside handle on my door now slides away from the van and back again.
It used to stay tight to the van door.
>
>        Before I take off the door panel to inspect can anyone tell me how to tighten the handle correctly?
>        Currently it is working normally I just want to fix it before it gets worse.
>
>        I’ve also noticed that my door needs a little pull on this handle to open and I wonder if over
time it caused the problem.  The door used to pop away from the van a little when handle depressed.
now it pops open a bit in the back but the front doesn’t move requiring the slight pull to open.
>
>Tips are greatly appreciated as this fix is not something I’m familiar with.
>
>Eric Caron
>85 GL Auto Westfalia