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Date:         Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:45:56 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <4AF733E6.70904@gmail.com>
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On Nov 8, 2009, at 2:11 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> Hokay, So I removed the sliding door's inner panel to get at the > backside > of the outer handle to find out why it was getting loose. > > Removal of the panel was much easier than I thought it would be. In my > earlier thread ("Sliding door inner panel removal -- and gotchas?" > I got > some good advice about getting that door off, taking care not to > break any > of the plastic clips, using a trim removal tool to keep from > breaking the > hardboard, etc., and I bought that trim removal tool from my FLAPS in > preparation for the job. > > Only to find that the panel was held in place by eight or so oval-head > screws in dress washers. All that needed to be done was take off > the two > inner handles and those screws and it slid right off. > > Maybe the 1984 van have their panels mounted differently?

You panel attachment has been modified-stock 84 westy has the clip thingys that we talked about-yours has been modified because of said

issues mentioned earlier. Later westies have the blind clips under the vinyl covering over the panel, which are much easier to remove & thus not applicable to the discussion in regards to stock 84's. > > ANYWAY, I found that the screw at the back end of the sliding door > handle > was loose, which was good news because I didn't want to find the stem > cracked. > > There seems to be a part missing, though. The illustration for the > 1980-1984 front sliding door lock on page 58.2 in Bentleys shows three > dingi on the handle stem: Seal, Trim Ring, and Spacer. > > On my handle, I found the spacer, no Seal, and a plastic part that > looks > like it could be the Trim ring. > > But it is stamped "251.843.711" -- Bus Depot shows this part as the > Escutcheon, for outside handle, 86-91 Vanagon. > > Bentleys shows the Escutcheon on page 58.18 (From 1985 m.y.) > > Did I mention that this is a 1984 Vanagon? > > How the heck did this van get a 1985 Escutcheon? Do I need a Seal? > > ALSO, There is a black ring on the outside of the sliding door itself, > surrounding the hole for the handle. It's like a thin black washer > stuck > to the paint. It's hard to say what that is or was. A vinyl decorative > appliqué bit? Or the remaining traces of a substantial part that might > have vanished, like the mysterious Seal?

Sounds like it. The seal rots away & the door handle does not mount

as solidly as when that seal is replaced,

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-missing the same part > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) > Bend, OR > KG6RCR

Tom Buese tombuese@comcast.net


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