sliding door retainer bracket

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Tue May 27, 2008 8:45 am

Anybody have a good picture of the way the spring is supposed to attach on the rear sliding door retainer bracket? It is shown in Fig 5-56 in the Bently manual. Mine is not present so I have to manually engage the lock to keep the slider from closing on my daughters appendages.

Anybody find a suitable replacement or know the part number?

bretski · Post by **bretski** » Tue May 27, 2008 9:35 am

Take a look at this diagram:

If you give me a diagram number, I can get you a part number...

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Tue May 27, 2008 9:51 am

I don't believe it is on that diagram. The part I'm referring to sits in the slide rail underneath the slider cover immediately behind the sliding door and immediately in front of the slider hinge mechanism. Different diagram?

I wonder if a Vanagon would use the same mechanism....

bretski · Post by **bretski** » Tue May 27, 2008 10:42 am

Check these out:

Sorry, I don't have my Bentley handy right now...

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Tue May 27, 2008 10:58 am

If you locate a source for that spring or figure out something that works lemme know. I neeeeeeeed one as well

Getting tired of manually locking the door back in it's open position.

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:00 am

Number 9 on the second jpg looks to be a winner!

Wanna bet it's NLA?!

karl · Post by **karl** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:18 am

Ritter wrote:Number 9 on the second jpg looks to be a winner!

Wanna bet it's NLA?!

NLA..... was part number 211 843 755

It comes with the whole latch, #1, but that is NLA also. Was part number 211 843 740 A.

bretski · Post by **bretski** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:24 am

Ritter wrote:Number 9 on the second jpg looks to be a winner!

Wanna bet it's NLA?!

*ding, ding, ding* Give that man a ciiii-gar! Sorry, it's listed as NLA. That's my biggest gripe about the parts catalog...as soon as a part goes NLA, they delete the part number, too.

Check this, from a type2 syncro:

Number 3 looks kinda close... part number is 251843756A

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:27 am

karl wrote:
Ritter wrote:Number 9 on the second jpg looks to be a winner!

Wanna bet it's NLA?!
NLA..... was part number 211 843 755

It comes with the whole latch, #1, but that is NLA also. Was part number 211 843 740 A.

Figures...

Any idea if there is a similar assembly on a Vanagon? There's an 87 in the yard near me if so... (I just relieved it of its seats last week).

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:29 am

bretski wrote: Number 3 looks kinda close... part number is 251843756A

I don't think that's quite it. As near as I can tell from the Bently photo, it looks more like a clothespin-type spring.

If someone could post a photo of the spring, that would be most appreciated. It's not readily apparent how it connects.

bretski · Post by **bretski** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:51 am

Ritter, I'd give Ken at The Bus Co a call. He might be able to find the spring for you.

bretski · Post by **bretski** » Wed May 28, 2008 6:33 pm

Still need a picture, Ritter? I'm planning to take off the covers for painting this weekend, and can take a few for you if needed. Just let me know...

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:22 pm

bretski wrote:Still need a picture, Ritter? I'm planning to take off the covers for painting this weekend, and can take a few for you if needed. Just let me know...

I could use a pic, that dern thing has been driving me nuts.

bretski · Post by **bretski** » Thu May 29, 2008 6:33 am

Will do.

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Thu May 29, 2008 9:06 am

spiffy wrote:
bretski wrote:Still need a picture, Ritter? I'm planning to take off the covers for painting this weekend, and can take a few for you if needed. Just let me know...
I could use a pic, that dern thing has been driving me nuts.

Me too! Me too!

The spring has been sourced. Thanks all for your help.

Spiff--you've got mail.

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sliding door retainer bracket

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