On Thu, 13 Jul 1995, Joerg Rieger wrote: > > Does anybody know how to fix the sliding door lock on an 82 vanagon? In > my van (name: turtle, what else could you call a diesel westy), the > little knob on the inside that locks the sliding door does not stay in > the "open" position any more. To open the door you have to either push > the knob up (from the inside) or keep the key turned (from the outside). > It seems like a spring or something is missing. > Does anybody know how to remove the door panel in order to get to the lock? > The little spring is broken and is practically impossible to fix. What I did was to unscrew the locking knob and slip a short piece of 1/4 or 3/8 " surgical tubing over the knob's shaft. When you screw the knob back in the tubing rubs on the lock mechanism enough to keep it in place.
Alistair
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