<VV> Door latch mechanism - broken return spring

[John Beck]

Chuck, About 20 years ago I had that spring break on the passenger side
door of my Corsa.  Like you, I didn't have a replacement latch mechanism
handy.  I drilled a few holes and mounted a "replacement" spring on the
outside of the latch mechanism as a temporary fix.  I can't remember for
sure but I think the "temporary" fix is still in place and still
working.  No way to tell without taking the door apart.  --J.B.

Charles McKinley wrote:
> 
> Yesterday I disovered that the return spring for the left-hand door
> latch release mechanism on my '63 Monza is broken, so the inside door
> handle is "lazy", i.e. it assumes whatever position you leave it after
> opening or closing the door. I see by Clark's catalog that they offer
> a replacement for the coil spring, but with the caution that you have
> to do some welding or brazing to make the repair, and that seems like
> a lot of bother. I'd prefer to replace the entire mechanism, but they
> don't seem to offer that. A junkyard part would appear to be the
> answer, but I've already stripped the only junkyard Vair around here,
> and now that particular junkyard has closed its gates forever. Does
> anyone out there in VV-land have a parts car with one of those
> mechanisms I could buy from you? Alternatively, does anyone know of a
> clever work-around I could apply to the existing mechanism? It's in
> good shape except for the busted spring.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Chuck McKinley
> '63 Monza 900
> 
>  _______________________________________________
> This message was sent by the VirtualVairs mailing list, all copyrights are the property
> of the writer, please attribute properly. For help, mailto:vv-help at corvair.org
> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America, http://www.corvair.org/
> Post messages to: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> Change your options: http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/options/virtualvairs
>  _______________________________________________
> 
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 8.5.406 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2840 - Release Date: 04/28/10 06:27:00