<VV> Winter beater driving & question

[Frank DuVal]

First, lubricate the latch mechanism in the door with your favorite 
spray.  If you remove the door panel you can apply some grease (white 
lithium is good) directly to the now working mechanism.

There is not much plastic in the 63 latch mechanism. Just lots of rust 
prone metal parts. Springs that rust in pieces are the hardest to 
replace, usually you just R&R the latch with a used unit. Lubricate 
before installing.

Frank DuVal



Kinzelman, Andy wrote:

>Guys,
>I will not generally post something without it's being significant to an existing thread; but my 43 (44?) year old (winter beater) 63 Monza fired up & got me to work at 13 below zero today.  In a 4 mile drive the heater even got it comfortable inside.
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>However, for the past week or so the door will not latch correctly.  I have to hold the button down to get it to latch on the first click, then bump it to final latch.  I don't think this is the broken plastic part - is it?
>Thanks,
>Andy K.
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