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
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