Mike,

time to pull the handle and take lock barrel out for exam and
cleaning. Pics of sliding door handle here on my blog, its pretty
well the same internals as the driver's side door

http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/lock-info/

alistair

'86 syncro 7  passenger
'82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/
http://shufti.wordpress.com

On 16-Apr-10, at 8:28 AM, Mike Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

The locking mechanism in the driver's door seems to have gotten a bee in
its bonnet and does not want to lock. The key cannot be rotated in the
lock, nor can the button thingy be pressed down. Is this a big deal
to fix?

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR