

| 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. -- 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
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