--vw@gulbransen.com said:--
> 
> 
> Owners of '71 busses take note. Many of you have probably already
> discovered the secret of the little spring buried deep inside the
> front-door lock mechanism that helps the lock control arm to rest in
> the correct position. 
> 
> Tell me, does anybody know where to obtain a spring that will not
> break? I have gotten them from wrecking yards, but they usually break
> within a year. Then I have to pound on the door just above the latch
> while wiggling the key to get the door to unlock from the outside.

Would this be something a locksmith could deal with? I'd kinda
like to find the answer to this, as you might be able to glean
from my .sig.
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Todd R. Schroeder          |    Without vision, a people perish.
todds@sungate.chotel.com   |      Proverbs xxix:18
'71 Campmobile