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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