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Sliding door hold open latch

Posted: 26 Mar 2021, 06:48
by JeffRoo
Hi all
1984 caravelle, anyone know where I can get a new spring for the latch that holds the sliding door open. Looked everywhere and can’t find it anywhere. Even looked at parts list that i have but still no joy
this bit, 

thanks
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Re: Sliding door hold open latch

Posted: 26 Mar 2021, 10:47
by DoubleOSeven
I'm searching my notes, for where I got mine - they are difficult to get hold of. Here is a better picture to help others, searching their stash.

Maybe NV_VW_T25 has one?

Or buy one new; import costs to consider of course:

https://www.serial-kombi.com/en-GB/tran ... and-n37592

https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anz ... 2-223-8347

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Re: Sliding door hold open latch

Posted: 26 Mar 2021, 10:54
by TONYT25T25

Re: Sliding door hold open latch

Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 09:44
by Aidan
afaik the spring is the same as the later latch so get a used late one and canibalise it, I checked my stash last night but I don't have one spare anymore, Mick should have one though

Re: Sliding door hold open latch

Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 10:06
by davidoft1
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Re: Sliding door hold open latch

Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 10:07
by davidoft1
I have a spare latch , the bay springs a different, they are about 1/4 of the size

Re: Sliding door hold open latch

Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 11:43
by tandemsandy
I had same problem tracking down a new spring 2 years ago - ended up making one from a bicycle spoke!

Re: Sliding door hold open latch

Posted: 28 Mar 2021, 18:35
by Rosie n' Jim
Your photo is from one that is for sale on eBay and is still for sale. Is that not the simplest fix?

Re: Sliding door hold open latch

Posted: 30 Mar 2021, 17:55
by JeffRoo
Thanks everyone for their help. Re buying the one on eBay, yes simple fix, but I don’t want the whole catch if I can just get a spring. Not super important at the mo, just niggly. Might have a go at the bike spoke thing
thanks again

Re: Sliding door hold open latch

Posted: 30 Mar 2021, 19:27
by Mocki
Years ago, on one of my previous campers I replaced this spring with one from the clamp from a old set of jump leads ( I used the cabling from them for another job so was left with just the clamps ) 
it worked , was almost exactly the right thing by shear luck , that why I don’t throw things away .....