<VV> Now the door works, but it won't work!
Dave Ziegler
dziegler3 at comcast.net
Mon Mar 21 14:17:54 EST 2005
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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