Thanks for all the help, guys. I'll take it from here...

Jim

On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 12:49 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> When you remove the door handle from a vanagon, and you're trying to
>> remove the tumbler, I presume that "yoke" thing with two little arms
>> has to come off the square shaft first... is that pin through the yoke
>> and square shaft, or some kind of set screw?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jim
>
>
>
> Yes, Jim. You need a suitable drift punch to drive it out. Once that is
> gone, you can pull of the arm.
> Take care that you don't let that tension spring fly out. In a pinch you can
> use an old drill bit of appropriate
> size to drive out the roll pin. Nails are not suitable because they have
> pointed tips which can expand the top of
> roll pin as you try to drive it out. If you must use a nail, grind the
> tip flat first. Most nails this size are finishing
> nails which are quite soft. I would not be surprised if ou did not bent it a
> few times during the operation. This
> is why I prefer to use old drill bits for that purpose as a substitute for
> the drift.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
> --
> BenT
>