Obtaining parts for vintage volkswager type II bus

Posted January 8th, 2009 by
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Where can I locate vw parts numbered 211837016G and 211837015G, front door locks for 1971 VW bus.

Hi ronini, Here you go - BUS DEPOT: 4801 Gravel Pike Perkiomenville, PA. 18074 Toll-Free for Orders by Part Number Only: 1-866-BUS-DEPOT (287-3376) Left Door Lock: $32.50: http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=211837015G Right Door Lock: $$32.50: http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=211837016G BUS BOYS: Used: Bus Boys, Inc, 183 Lake Blvd East, Redding, CA 96003 Our number for placing orders is (800) 792-2697 C. 211-837-015GU Door Latch, Left, 1969 - 1973 $35.00 C. 211-837-016GU Door Latch, Right, 1969 - 1973 $35.00 http://www.bus-boys.com/frontdoors79.html Being Type II owners ourselves (a total of 3 in the family), we were happy to find the latches for you. We were wondering what trouble you are having with them - have you had a look at them? Sometimes a thorough cleaning and lubrication with silicon (don't use grease) will get things working again. We found that cleaning them with a toothbrush and spraying with some silicon lubricant can improve their performance (not an easy job with the latches still in the door). Procedure for removing them is in the Bentley Manual, Body and Frame, Section 5.7. If your latches are broken, are you up for trying to fix them? If so, the following article will walk you through it (it is illustrated with the same 1971 locks that you have). Replacing the '69-79 Bus Front Door Lock Spring by Ron Van Ness October 17, 1998 "One annoyance '69-79 bus owners choose to tolerate in the face of other, more pressing repairs is a problem with the front door locks. The symptom: when the door is locked, the key will not turn the lock cylinder easily due to a stretched or broken spring that no longer retracts a lever on the lock mechanism. If the spring is stretched, rapping the door around the handle will jog the weak spring and you can turn the key freely. If the spring is broken, you learn to turn the key with varying increments of pressure, jiggling until a lever on the lock finally allows you admission to your bus. Pressing the outer door handle button before using the key exacerbates the situation and can double your required jiggling time. On wet days, you may notice that moisture is your friend and the subdued lock grants passage easier. As you gain proficiency in your alternate lock coaxing techniques, you delay the inevitable, proper repair longer...and longer. If you wait too long, and you're in the "jiggler" catagory, you might eventually break the pot metal lock cylinder by forcing the key, your bitter reward for procrastination. My wife disdained learning key jiggling skills so when she drove the bus she'd surrender to the obstinate front locks and just enter via the sliding door. When the sliding door finally unexpectedly fell off its track one day (I was also procrastinating replacement of a damaged sliding door lower roller) I was strongly encouraged to make the bus doors user friendly lest I suffer irreparable damage. What follows is the procedure for this surprisingly simple though long avoided repair: replacing the puny, pesky, marriage threatening door lock spring." http://type2.com/rvanness/lock.htm You'll find many useful links and lots of good advice at Type2.com. Here are two more you should know about: AIRS (Aircooled Interstate Rescue Squad): http://www.type2.com/~airswork/rescue/index.html and Tech Resource Library: http://www.type2.com/library/library.htm Additional Links of Interest: The Samba Forum: http://www.thesambaforums.com/forum/ VW Links: http://www.roadwaves.com/vwlinks.html VW Links: http://www.cbel.com/volkswagen_cars/ The Bus Co Used Parts: http://www.thebusco.com/ The Old Volks Home: http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ VW Wiring Diagrams: http://www.vintagebus.com/wiring/index.html If you have any questions, please post a clarification request before closing/rating our answer and we'll be happy to respond. Another thought is that if all else fails, you can order parts from your nearest VW dealer. Happy motoring, hummer & co A Google search was not necessary - we searched our own bookmarks.

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