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Subject:Re: BROKEN SLIDING DOOR HANDLE ON '81
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Fri, 2 Nov 2001 18:23:45 +1200

>The plug can be interchanged from the broken handle to the
>replacement handle, but it is a good bit more involved.  Frequently
>I find the retaining screw holding the plug into the housing so
>corroded that it must be drilled, and a taper pin must be installed
>as a replacement.  In addition, the return spring can be rather
>difficult.  It can be done, though.
>

I've done this.That spring sure can be tricky. Unfortunately
eventually the lock fell back out (screw must've come loose again
somehow) and parts were lost! So now I can't lock my slider, which is
on the left.

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Andrew Grebneff
165 EvansSt, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Ph: 0064 (3) 473-8863 fax: 0064 (3) 479-7527
1986 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX CE80 diesel sedan
1989 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX CE96 diesel van
1989 Toyota Corona 2.0D Select CT170 diesel sedan
1992 Toyota Estima Lucida 2.2 turbodiesel MPV (=narrow "Previa")
1984 VW Caravelle GL (to be fitted with 260hp Subaru SVX flat-6 &
Porsche G50 trans)
Seashell, Macintosh, VW & Toyota van nut