I've got the entire guts from an 83 Vanagon sliding door if you want them
for $10.00 + UPS of about $7.00, no outside handle/ no inside handle /no
little screw in lock pin but all the heavy stuff is here.
Ship from Dallas TX 75220, about 2 pounds.

Stan Wilder

On Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:00:10 -0700 Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA> writes:
> Andy,
>
> seems to be a common failure. There is a spring inside the lock body
> that
> holds the button in the up and down position (kind of an "over the
> centre"
> effect). This spring is pretty well impossible to replace. My
> solution was
> to unscrew the button and slip a small section of rubber hose over
> the
> threaded boss and screw the button back in. This provides enough
> friction to
> hold the button in position.
>
>
> Alistair
>
> --
> '82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94
> albell@uvic.ca
> http://homepage.mac.com/alistairbell/home/
>
>
>
>
> on 12/6/02 6:50 PM, Andy Zappe wrote:
>
> > anyone have any trouble with the lock on the sliding door not
> staying up.  i
> > have to reach inside and hold the button up to open.  then the
> button falls
> > right back down, so it is nice in that respect because i can just
> shut it and
> > it is locked automatically.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > andy
> > 80 vanagon L (lock problem)
> > 85 westy
> >
>

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