Needed Driver's Side Lock

[johnny.erk at sympatico.ca (John Erk)]

Hey Don,
I have the same problem. I figure it must be a boken spring in there, although I haven't opened it up yet. When i open the door,
the lever fops down instead of staying open to catch the latch. I have to manually move it up(it stays up) .
John

Don Walter wrote:

> Thanks for the suggestion but I already tried that.  It feels really loose and doesn't spring back up firmly like it should.
>
> Don
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "John S. Lagnese" <jlagnese@massed.net>
> Sent: May 31, 2004 11:40 PM
> To: Don Walter <dswalterwi@earthlink.net>, Scirocco-L@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Needed Driver's Side Lock
>
> Clean it up first. Use alcohol or carb cleaner.
> John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Walter" <dswalterwi@earthlink.net>
> To: <Scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 6:24 PM
> Subject: Needed Driver's Side Lock
>
> > It seems the lever that is suppose to latch onto the door post does not
> want to return to its upright position.  It kind of flops up and down and
> barely holds itself in the highest postion.  I don't know if a spring can be
> replaced or if I need the whole mechanism.  If the whole thing needs to be
> replaced I am hoping that someone can bring one to Cincy.  Otherwise does
> anyone knows if the spring can be replaced.
> >
> >
> > Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> > 1969 Beetle
> > 1969 Karman Ghia
> > 1971 Karman Ghia
> > 1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> > 1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
> > 1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> > 1986 1.8 16V Black Scirocco (my new ride)
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Scirocco-l mailing list
> > Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
>
> Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> 1969 Beetle
> 1969 Karman Ghia
> 1971 Karman Ghia
> 1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> 1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
> 1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> 1986 1.8 16V Black Scirocco (my new ride)
>
> _______________________________________________
> Scirocco-l mailing list
> Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l