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• Re: Sliding door pops open on 90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 23:24:38 -0800
  ...this is related, but the sliding >door lock knob next to the handle on the inside of >the door fell off. Does anyone have...
• Re: Need part number for sliding door handle escutcheon (trim piece)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 07:59:04 -0400
  ...this is what I am looking for but the >>exterior sliding door handle on my 86 seems to be missing a >>trim piece. In...
• Door Locks
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 15:00:15 +0000
  ...This locks all doors including the sliding door once it is shut." Correct-a-mundo! This is similar to my ususal way of locking...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:35:08 -0700
  ...SssssssSSSSSHHHHHH-THWUNK!!!! There's no way I can do that with the rear, horizontal, handle. With the door closed so much that the handle...
• Re: Diesel Campers and a Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 23:40:29 -0400
  ...Is a VW Dasher tranny used by any > >chance? > > Also, does anyone have a sliding door handle > >for a 1983 they would part with...
• Re: 81 Sliding door stuck
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 15:36:33 -0700
  ...The >sliding door will NOT open. I have taken apart >everything I can to try and understand the >problem, but the final disassembly requires...
• Re: Sliding door pops open on 90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 01:42:10 -0600
  ...this is related, but the sliding > >door lock knob next to the handle on the inside of > >the door fell off. Does anyone have...
• '84 sliding door cable question
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:41:23 -0700
  '84 Westy Wolfy I closed my sliding door, and apparently that's all it took. When I tried to use the door handle again...
• Re: Outside Sliding handle Confusion
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 10:33:59 -0700
  ...handle is probably not that close to your door anyway... Z --- karen davis <yosemite333@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > I have an 84 Westy. Outside sliding...
• Re: WTB: Sliding Door handle
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 22:36:02 -0400
  ...a guy on the list that you can send your new handles > to and he can match them to your ignition key. i looked...
• Re: Diesel Campers and a Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 02:09:48 +0000
  ...Is a VW Dasher tranny used by any >chance? > Also, does anyone have a sliding door handle >for a 1983 they would part with...
• =?utf-8?Q?86_sliding_door_handle_mechanism_=E2=80=A6_stumped?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:43:35 -0700
  Hi, I have a good slider door I want to swap into my van. Taken all the hardware off, but I can’t the...
• Rekeying locks was WTB: Sliding Door handle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 22:18:41 -0700
  ...Andy Zappe wrote: > i know i have read about a guy on the list that you can send your new handles > to and he...
• Re: Value of sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:39:44 -0500
  ...This would mean that I'd need the doorframe > structure as well. Window, lock & handles would be needed. You could get doors on both...
• Re: Sliding Door Latch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 23:27:03 EST
  ...I have swaped tumblers on the door handles before the trick is clean it up to see the pin and clamping it down securly...
• Re: sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:11:01 -0500
  $200 to replace the sliding door handle?! Ouch, don't even think about paying that. Mine just broke a few weeks ago and I...
• part# 251 843 708
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 20 Oct 2017 11:41:35 -0400
  ...sure when I ordered it, maybe it came with the Sliding Door Handle Seal (#251843711) <http://www.busdepot.com/251843711>)? (I think it is...
• Re: '84 sliding door handle question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 16:05:55 -0800
  On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:25:17 -0500, Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com> wrote: > IIRC, ron just let us know ... xD > sorry...
• Re: sliding window lock
  Historical mailing list - Dan R. Hall
  Thu, 23 May 2002 00:31:36 -0500
  ...Is it possible to remove it without taking the entire window out of the sliding door? TIA Earl
• Re: sliding door... please help
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 5 Dec 2016 05:00:47 +0000
  ...sliding door... please help > > If you are closing the slider from inside, a second handle mounted near the > rear of the door makes it...
• Re: Non-locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:32:42 -0500
  ...PM, Mike S wrote: > My cap tucks nicely in the sliding door handle - so that's where I put > it when filling. It's...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 16:25:28 -0400
  ...several vanagons and none of them has a handle at the rear of the > > sliding door, I never saw one in a vanagon either...
• Re: keys and locks
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:20:46 -0800
  ...Can I get a cylinder for the sliding door handle which works with the same key? How's it done? Matt -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Window fell down
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 01:17:41 -0500
  ...Door handle is held on with 4 screws. Two are hidden under plastic tabs. Pry the tabs up with a thin knife and you...
• Want to trade?
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 13:51:57 EST
  ...side shoulder belt 7) Sliding door lock mechanism from a 91(with a good spring) 8) Inside sliding door handle 9) Forest green carpet...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 15:20:41 -0500
  ...several vanagons and none of them has a handle at the rear of the > sliding door, I never saw one in a vanagon either...
• Re: sliding door lock spring.
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 23:13:00 -0500
  ...Just finished re-keying a cylinder for my sliding door, and got the spring in correctly. cylinder still "drags" a bit (is tight) but...
• Re: sliding door... please help
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 21:33:42 -0700
  ...sliding door... please help > > If you are closing the slider from inside, a second handle mounted near the > rear of the door makes it...
• Re: sliding door lock spring.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 22:03:44 -0700
  ...Just finished re-keying a cylinder for my sliding door, and got the spring in correctly. cylinder still "drags" a bit (is tight) but...
• Re: gummy locks
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:00:42 -0500
  ...I've not done the rear hatch or sliding door, but the front doors really are fairly straight forward. Just be very very careful...
• Re: Locks, Keys Refurbed by Steve Sandlin
  Historical mailing list - Van O Rama
  Sun, 28 Jan 2018 18:40:37 -0800
  ...sliding door, since it's unlikely a thief would know > how to operate it without the handle.) > > I sent Steve the three handles and...
• sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:02:26 -0400
  ...inside and then I can use the handle (either inside or outside) to open the door. So far, i could not remove the lock...
• Re: sliding door lock cylinders ERK!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:10:53 -0700
  ...replacement sliding door handle complete with lock & >>> key >> last >>> week. >>> Thought it'd be good to have one key for all the doors, so...
• Re: Arrrgh! Sliding door won't open!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 31 May 2013 21:19:27 -0700
  ...Arrrgh! Sliding door won't open!!! After a successful AAZ turbodiesel conversion & tons of problemsolving, I have to admit I'm baffled by my...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 20:19:08 -0600
  ...i also added another handle to the sliding door: i got one of the handle to match the one on the b-pillar (in...
• Re: Paint color; mystery peg on slider; fiberglass restoration
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 13:46:08 EST
  ...peg sticking out from the sliding door interior about two inches from the rear edge of the door. It appears to have no discernible...
• Re: Value of sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:21:49 +1000
  ...This would mean that I'd need the doorframe > structure as well. Window, lock & handles would be needed. You could get doors on both...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 1 Jun 2018 16:26:11 -0500
  ...Sliding door question > > Dan, good advice. > > Related: My slider works well, but the handle requires quite a lot of > force. Is that normal? Is...
• Gerry's sliding door...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 25 Nov 1994 11:09:13 -0800 (PST)
  ...At the forward latch, there is a hook, spring loaded and slightly bent, and a sliding "bar" directly above. When the door handle is...
• Re: Sliding door on '90 popping open
  Historical mailing list
  16 Jan 97 07:15:59 PST
  The rear latch IS the latch that holds the door to the body. The handle on the front of the door actuates the rear...
• Re: How to remove front door lock cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:50:22 +0300
  ...Actually I only have problem with the sliding door handle. Others work so I am just cleaning them. On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at...
• Re: Fitting 88 slider to 84 van... differences in years?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:08:55 -0700
  On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 7:29 PM, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@guzyk.com> wrote: > The sliding door was completely changed (for the better...
• Re: Mike Millered again!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 04:58:24 EDT
  ...To make things worse, my sliding door handle was BenT! I've since installed load D's, a Digitool, and H4's. Everything is...
• sliding door repair
  Historical mailing list - David Moyal
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 14:53:10 -0700
  ...The fastening point is visualized thru a hole under the rear handle. 4 hrs "shop time" to diagnose & fix. Thanks again, volks. David
• 85 Sliding Door Handle FS
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 May 1997 05:03:31 -0500
  Came off a 1985 manufactured in 11/84. Thought it would fit my 1984 Westy, but no... new design. Mine is getting loose, so...
• Re: sliding door conversion, early-late
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:11:53 -0400
  ...not the sliding part but the amount of force > needed on the handle to get the latches to release the door. She has a...
• Re: part# 251 843 708
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:10:48 -0400
  ...sure when I ordered it, maybe it came with the Sliding Door > > Handle Seal (#251843711) <http://www.busdepot.com/251843711>)? > > (I think it is...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 14:25:48 -0400
  ...the sliding door and it fell off! It’s only held on by the one metal clamp on the bottom door handle side now...
• Re: Sliding door pops open while driving
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:54:21 -0500
  ...Follows ----- > The sliding door on my �87 Vanagon keeps opening while I�m > driving. I�ve looked at the latch and handle and > everything...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re=3A_86_sliding_door_handle_mechanism_=E2=80=A6_stumpe?= =?utf-8?Q?d?=
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:38:26 -0400
  ...86 sliding door handle mechanism … stumped >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have a good slider door I want to swap into my van. Taken all the hardware...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:22:40 -0700
  ...the sliding door and it fell off! It’s only held on by the one metal clamp on the bottom door handle side now...
• Re: How does it worK? Vanagon Sliding Door Locking Mechanism
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:52:40 -0600
  ...Examine I closely and make sure that the rod that runs through the door from the handle isnt binding (had that one happen when...
• Re: sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 10:00:39 -0600
  ...I found > this list. > > Another question I have pertains to the sliding door latch hardware > on my > 84 Vanagon. I guess I didn't...
• Re: remote/keyless entry
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:16:22 -0400
  ...They also said the sliding door would need sliding contacts. Sounds like the most practical thing for me to consider would be actuators on...
• Re: lock yer doors without keys?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:47:46 -0400
  Hi there, On my 80 Vanagon I have to lock the doors with the key. Doesn't work with holding handle or so, use...
• Re: Changing lock cylinders?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 02 Mar 1997 13:11:38 -0800
  Frayed1003@aol.com wrote: > > I have recently replaced the handle on my sliding door with a used handle. I > can't figure out how...
• Re: Adjusting Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 2 May 2023 19:11:46 -0700
  ...I'd guess that the driver side door and the sliding door were the most used and suffered wear and tear during our van...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 11:00:19 -0800
  ...The rear passenger can push the door > > almost closed at the front, then pull in on the handle to good > > mechanical advantage. > > > > You can...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Pascal
  Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:59:53 -0400
  Mike, That thin little plastic sticker around the slider handle hole is there to protect the paint from the escutcheon that move a bit...
• Re: outer sliding door handle mechanism - 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - eve Appleton
  Tue, 5 Jul 2016 02:15:08 +0000
  ...Check it out, pop the door panel ( plastic spatula helps) , oh and unscrew the inner door handle first. Alistair > On Jun 26, 2016, at...