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Subject:Re: sliding door outside handle
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:31:18 +1200

>I'm looking for an outside handle to the Vanagon sliding door.  In
>addition, does anyone know how to remove the lock cylinder from the
>handle?  I want to keep the old lock cylinder.

I transferred my lock from a broken handle, and there were fiddly little
springs etc which you have to orient and reinstall correctly; don't drop
'em!

Be very careful reinstalling; my lock barrel eventually came loose and fell
out on the garage floor, losing the spring etc, so I'll probably have to
get a whole handle/lock from the US or Australia to fix it, as there are no
parts available in NZ.

Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
ph   64 (3) 473-8863
fax 64 (3) 479-7527
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