Mystery spring found in crevasse of drivers door

[trishhritz]

Hello again FBBO
can anybody help with identifying this spring I found in the bottom of my 1972 Plymouth SSP drivers door? I’d like to put it back where it belongs, especially if it’s one of the anti rattle piece.

 

[493 Mike]

My guess is door latch. It appears to be a broken part. Perhaps from the lock mechanism.
Mike

 

[dan juhasz]

from the door latch lock lever, it's broken

 

[RussT Plymouths]

Possible original location.

 

[72RoadrunnerGTX]

From your other thread about the lock rod clip, your over center spring is indeed missing.

 

[trishhritz]

Thank you everyone! I knew you would come through for me!

Possible original location.
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Great picture, too!
I will have to fix that before getting the door back together. So much to learn…..

 

[trishhritz]

Hello again,

I am having trouble sourcing this spring for my door latch. Does anyone have a couple of extra? I prefer NOS since it seems likely a used one will break. the closest i can find is a GM, but there isn’t very much in the details, I’m not sure the size is right.
Thanks for your help, again.

 

[72RoadrunnerGTX]

Like the small lock rod clip, you are likely not going to find a new correct replacement for that spring anywhere. The main latch clock spring tends to fail first on that latch, especially the left door latch. No replacement. Even used, that particular latch is scarce. I’ve had to buy NOS latches for other platforms, mid to late seventies trucks use the same basic latch. Swap out the levers and other parts that are model specific, does require messing with the two main rivets holding the latch assembly together however.

 

[Nacho-RT74]

Websurfing found this, but since I’m in Spain, the website is from UK

Door Handle springs - Round Section Wire

 

[Nacho-RT74]

And

Round Wire Springs Custom and Stock Springs - Quality Spring, Affordable Prices

 

[Cop car wagon]

I went and looked at an extremely damaged latch I kept for parts, but the spring also has to come from a drivers. Pass is clocked reverse.

 

[trishhritz]

I went and looked at an extremely damaged latch I kept for parts, but the spring also has to come from a drivers. Pass is clocked reverse.

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Thanks for checking. I appreciate the time.

 

[trishhritz]

Websurfing found this, but since I’m in Spain, the website is from UK

Door Handle springs - Round Section Wire

Nice - thank you!

 

[trishhritz]

And

Round Wire Springs Custom and Stock Springs - Quality Spring, Affordable Prices

Great! thanks for your time! yet another reason to use the digital calipers.

 

[trishhritz]

Hello! My first two attempts. I think I can make one!

 

[Cop car wagon]

I discovered taking apart my junk latch, that there is a second spring hidden below a lever.
It is opposite wound from the passenger version of your broken top one. So every latch has one of each.
So I do have one, for when you give up on your metallurgy project.

 

[trishhritz]

I discovered taking apart my junk latch, that there is a second spring hidden below a lever.
It is opposite wound from the passenger version of your broken top one. So every latch has one of each.
So I do have one, for when you give up on your metallurgy project.

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thanks! still working on this project, but needed to move mom from Memory care to a residential care facility this week, so the latch is still sitting on the workbench.