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stevo
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 Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:07 pm Post subject: Lock Mechanism Spring and Where Can It Be Obtained |
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Down to my last spring that allows the front door to lock/unlock using a key. The round spring shown in the upper left, that lives below the disc/post - what is it called, where can it be found, who sells them??
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oscarsnapkin
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2022 3:24 am Post subject: Re: Lock Mechanism Spring and Where Can It Be Obtained |
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Can’t help you out with the spring, but you should clean the hell out of that mechanism if you’re able to keep using it. Carb cleaner and a toothbrush, lube it up and that thing will be working like a hot knife through butter.
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Manfred58sc
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2022 7:03 am Post subject: Re: Lock Mechanism Spring and Where Can It Be Obtained |
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What is the part number? I have complete assemblies for sale. PM for details
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stevo
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2022 7:16 am Post subject: Re: Lock Mechanism Spring and Where Can It Be Obtained |
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| What is the part number? I have complete assemblies for sale. PM for details |
That's a great question. If it has a part number I'd like to know.
Otherwise, maybe it can be a homemade item?
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2022 8:12 am Post subject: Re: Lock Mechanism Spring and Where Can It Be Obtained |
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Hello,
This is my first post on this forum. Hoping someone can help with my 72' front door latches. They are weak, and you have to turn the key really hard to get them to unlock. They're getting to the point where they sometimes won't unlock at all, and I have to crawl in the side door.
I saw an article a few years ago about how to rebuild the latch mechanism with a new spring, etc but can't find it now. Any advice or reference to info like this would be awesome. Thanks!
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Decent write-up here:
http://type2.com/rvanness/lock.htm
If you are into fabricating, I had to do a hack repair to get my driver's door to synchronize its close/lock/open duties as well . . .
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stevo
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2022 8:56 am Post subject: Re: Lock Mechanism Spring and Where Can It Be Obtained |
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Is there a link for this?
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SGKent 
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2022 10:09 am Post subject: Re: Lock Mechanism Spring and Where Can It Be Obtained |
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buy a used latch - they are so common that I had some new ones I threw away cause no one wanted them.
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stevo
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| Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2022 10:28 pm Post subject: Re: Lock Mechanism Spring and Where Can It Be Obtained |
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Thanks. I'll talk with Colin.
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SGKent
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| Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2022 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: Lock Mechanism Spring and Where Can It Be Obtained |
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Thanks. I'll talk with Colin. |
He's like $600 a consult. You will get a full day though.
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