[AMC-List] FW: re: 61 Rambler Wagon door latch mechanism

["Swygert, Francis G MSgt 436 CES/CECM" <Francis.Swygert3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike, if you take the latch out you will probably see a flat coil spring
with two "arms" on it -- one arm broke or a coil broke. If you can see
the spring, and it can be taken apart, you can find a similar spring in
a good hardware store that has an assortment. Try an ACE hardware, not
likely to find it at Lowe's. Don't hesitate to replace a large rivet
with a like size bolt. Use a nylon insert nut or lock-tite to keep it in
place. The rivets were used because they were cheaper to install at the
factory and less likely to work loose and cause a warranty call later. 

Other than that, the latch should be the same for all 56-62 big cars.
Not sure if an American latch or 63+ latch will work. 

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Date: Saturday, November 4, 2006 05:19 PM
From: Michael Pell <mjpell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

On my '61 Rambler wagon, the driv door latch part, described as  "Lock
Outside Latch" in my service manual doesn't spring back when the door is
opened.
I can manually rotate it to shut the door, but if I do not rotate it,
then I can't close the door.

Would anyone have the spring required to rotate it back into position?


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