Re: IML: '73 door detent spring

["Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have parts catalogues for the 1965, 1966 and 1972 model years :

For the "Tension Spring, front door lower hinge check arm",

1965 parts catalogue - fits car lines P, D, C = 2520 009
1966 parts catalogue - fits car lines P, D, C = 2520 009
1972 parts catalogue - fits car lines P, D, C, Y = 2520 009

So that spring appears to be the same for all C body cars from 1965 through
1972, and I suspect 1973.    It will thus fit all 1965-1973 Fury, Polara,
Monaco and Chrysler cars plus 1967 through 1973 Imperials.

Bill
Vancouver, BC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenyon Wills" <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: IML: '73 door detent spring


> Lowell has an on-the-shelf solution for 1950's/1960's
> cars that includes a spring and a new, thicker keeper
> with more metal around the hole that the spring goes
> into.
>
> He likely will back off and disclaim having an answer
> for anything newer than 1968, where he draws his
> inventory line, but you're probably OK - they didn't
> do much to change the stuff as far as I can tell on my
> cars.  He'll also know what you'll have to do to
> re-assemble, I should suspect.
>
> Sometimes it's the spring, and sometimes it's the
> keeper (the notched thing on the door mechanism) that
> fails.  Double check your keeper to see that the hole
> that receives the spring on the pivoted keeper.
>
> I'd be amazed if the spring weren't interchangeable.
>
> Also would be surprised if you can redo that without
> removing the hinge from the body, but maybe there's a
> way and a right tool to get that very stiff spring
> coaxed onto the keeper in such a confined space.
>
> Let us know how you resolve this?
>
>
> -Kenyon
>



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