Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:59:37 -0800
Reply-To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
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Thanks, Jonce.
That "escutcheon"* was used on 1985 and later vans.
The 1980-1984 vans have a "trim ring" and a "seal." The trim ring is
stamped 251-843-711 (my van does not have a seal so I don't know if it has
a p/n on it).
The 1985-later vans have an escutcheon and no seal.
Bentley's shows all three parts (see pages 58.2 and 58.18).
I think the escutcheon's p/n is 251-843-711A. BD's search engine brings up
the escutcheon when you plug in 251-843-711. I think they are ignoring the
"A" suffix and lumping the escutcheon together with the trim ring. Jonce's
link shows the escutcheon's p/n with the "A" suffix.
The trim ring and the escutcheon are not physically similar, the former
looking like a step washer, the latter more grommet-y.
My 84 van has its trim ring, but is missing the seal. Before I gum up the
threads with blue Loctite (or fingernail polish, as Jake suggested) and
re-install the door panel, I'd like to determine whether tracking down --
or fabricating -- a seal is worthwhile.
It might have been a black foam flat washer which rotted and fell off like
Pascal describes earlier in this thread, or it might have been something
more substantial, I can't tell.
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* Having to come up with words for all these parts must be a challenge.
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR
On 11/10/2009 4:00 AM Jonce Fancher wrote:
> Hi
> Not sure if this is what your looking for. Replaced mine and it work
> and looks great.
> C-ya Jonce
> http://www.oeveedub.com/vw/vanagon-door-handles/251-843-711A.html
>
>
>> Mike,
>>
>> That thin little plastic sticker around the slider handle hole is
>> there to
>> protect the paint from the escutcheon that move a bit when operating the
>> handle. The escutcheon for the '84 is NLA, but do a search on eBay for
>> "delrin vanagon" and someone is making a nice replacement part. I
>> replaced my escutcheon with the derin one and it's a nice fit. The seal
>> you mention that is missing is a foam ring, that was missing on mine as
>> well and I got a replacement one from the Bus Depot a few years back.
>> I'm
>> not quite sure what that seal does, it might simply be a dust seal. When
>> you replace the screw that holds the handle, make sure to put a drop of
>> blue loctite on it's threads.
>>
>> Pascal
>> '84Westy
>
