<VV> Now the door works, but it won't work!

[Dave Ziegler]

Who is the someone?? Dave Palmer? If so, how to contact?
On Mar 20, 2005, at 6:53 PM, Larry Forman wrote:

> At 12:14 AM 3/21/2005 +0000, Doug Mackintosh wrote:
>> I just fixed the broken inner door handle mechanism
>> (the pivot, which had a broken spring) on my '62
>> driver.  Before I fixed it, the key locked the door
>> fine, but the handle would not return since the spring
>> was broken.  Now it springs back fine, but when I lock
>> it, it doesn't lock.  The key works fine, but I can
>> still open with the outside handle.  Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> -- Doug Mackintosh
>
>
> Hi Doug,
> If it is anything like my Greenbrier, the little spring that rotates 
> the rotating catch gear on the door is broken and not allowing the 
> rotation to go back home.  Open the door and while lifting up on the 
> inside door handle, try to rotate the latch back to home position.  If 
> it rotates back and THEN the door locks properly, then that is your 
> problem.  On my Greenbrier, it might work fine for a day, week, or 
> many months, but then it might decide to not return home and not latch 
> properly.  For the FCs, there is someone who has a stronger and better 
> spring and will rebuild these.  The problem is that often the old 
> replacement parts might be broken also or break shortly when returned 
> to service.
>
> -- Larry
>
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