Yes, the handles differ. But the idea is the same. I think van cafe have the escutcheons and seals for sale. I made my version quite close fitting so that it would provide better outboard support. It was a little tedious to get a good fit in both the sheet metal of the door and the shaft of the handle. The latter is a casting, not machined or designed for a close fitting collar. Oh and I think there is, or was, a seller on the samba that was making delrin versions, and if think for all years of handles. Alistair
> On Jun 29, 2014, at 7:56 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > The image on Alistair's page looks to be from a different slider door > than my early (1984) slider door. The recess for the handle is > different. Don't know if that matters in re the bushing thing -- my > handle does have the original black bushing between the handle and the door. > > Listmember Zoran Mladen has a few used older-style slider door handles > laying around, I bought one. It will be here in a week or so, I reckon. > > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, > Bend, Ore. > >> On 06/28/2014 02:01 PM, Neil N wrote: >> Quick note. There should be a (plastic?) bushing between the handle >> and door at exterior. If not present, the handle tends to crack and >> fail where it passes into the locking-opening mechanism housing. If I >> recall, Alistair posted of this on his blog. Yes. Here's an image of >> one he made and installed: >> >> https://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/sliding-door-escutcheon/img_1365/ >> >> entire post: https://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/sliding-door-escutcheon/ >> >> Neil. >> >>> On 6/27/14, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Early version slider door, outside handle is loose, can't turn it far >>> enough to open the door. >> >> |
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