>>Regarding broken door locks on '71 type II's.  Mine is broken on the
>>drivers side.  My solution is to only unlock it from the outside.  If
>>it won't open I have to turn the key, several times, to the lock
>>position, then unlock.  Basically, turn the key back and forth until
>>it opens.
>
>I also have this problem on my 71.  I've procrastinated the repair and do
>the "key back and forth method" of unlocking.  Unfortunately, the torque
>generated from this puts a strain on the pot metal lock barrel, and I broke
>the barrel on one door--it split in half and came out with the key.  I did
>have a spare barrel around that matched the grooves in the key, so all I 
had
>to do was switch over the brass tumblers from the old barrel and do a 
little
>filing.  Since I don't have any more spare lock parts lying around, I 
should
>replace the spring soon.
>
>As I remember, the spring we're talking about looks like a winding spring
>you would find in an old clock.  Does anyone have the specs on that spring
>so I can just buy a couple and put them in at my liesure?  In my case, the
>springs aren't broken, just worn out and not doing their job of returning
>the push button in the door handle.

Guys, professional locksmiths do this rebuilding/keying a dozen times
a day, every day. And they don't even charge much, it's so simple for
them.

Do yourself a favor, and let a pro handle this task! It'll free you up to
do the shift lever adjustment, seal the pop top, rebuild the engine, etc.!