WTB: Door Lock Spring

[ryan95i4]

Looks like I'm not the only one:  http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/117274-door-lock-mechanism-part-75z/

I need the springs that keep tension on the lock knob rod when you unlock the doors for both doors. Without the spring, the locks fall locked once you remove the key from the door. 

 

Mine is a 73 but i dont *think* they changed throughout the years.

Anyone have a parts car or any other source for this?  I havent been able to find anyone selling this seperately (it may not be available seperately, not sure).

 

Thanks,

 

 

[jeeper42]

I have a 78 that I'm parting and already have the doors apart. I'll take a look when I get to the shop. Everything in the doors was in great shape, but I'm not recalling a spring.

[ryan95i4]

I have a 78 that I'm parting and already have the doors apart. I'll take a look when I get to the shop. Everything in the doors was in great shape, but I'm not recalling a spring.

 

i believe its a flat spiral spring, but in the FSM the door lock mechanism is listed as one part, there isnt a exploded view of the lock mechanism and all its parts (#3 in this pic: http://i.imgur.com/nma2iAF.jpg )

[Miles]

I can't see the link you provided as I am still getting 404 errors  within Hybridz.

 

There is a small spring inside the door lock mechanism. It  holds tension on the door lock so that it will hold the plunger in the up position. It is what provides the snap and lock feel to the plunger when moving up or down. When the spring is missing the plunger just falls.

 

Is this the spring you mean?

 

If this is the spring you mean, there is no replacement spring as the door lock mechanism was not ment to be serviced.

 

You can try to find an equivalent spring, or a spring from a warn out door mechanism,  or replace the door lock mechanism with a good used one.  New mechanisms are rare and expensive, especially the driver's side mechanism.

 

Examine the door mechanism on the other door and you will see a small spring inside the body of the mechanism.

Edited March 21, 2014 by Miles

[ryan95i4]

I can't see the link you provided as I am still getting 404 errors  within Hybridz.

 

There is a small spring inside the door lock mechanism. It  holds tension on the door lock so that it will hold the plunger in the up position. It is what provides the snap and lock feel to the plunger when moving up or down. When the spring is missing the plunger just falls.

 

Is this the spring you mean?

 

If this is the spring you mean, there is no replacement spring as the door lock mechanism was not ment to be serviced.

 

You can try to find an equivalent spring, or a spring from a warn out door mechanism,  or replace the door lock mechanism with a good used one.  New mechanisms are rare and expensive, especially the driver's side mechanism.

 

Examine the door mechanism on the other door and you will see a small spring inside the body of the mechanism.

 

 

That is exactly the spring I am talking about.  I was afraid of that, hopefully I can find some replacement springs or used lock mechanisms from someones parts car