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 > |
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