VW T4 Door Lock Torsion Spring Repair Fix Volkswagen Transporter

[@T4TipsGuides]

After 5.5 years the door pin has some play and has lost the firm snapping motion it once had. I have now purchased a pair of replacement springs and have replaced the one on the driver's side. These are a direct replacement that was unavailable when I first undertook this repair. LINK AND SEARCH TERM ADDED TO THE DESCRIPTION.

[@TheManTheMythTheGremlin]

Very helpful, much appreciated. On reassembly, the connector rod for the inside handle can be reconnected to the lock assembly easily once you realise you can see where it connects through the hole where the outer handle fits.

[@T4TipsGuides]

That is a great observation. I didn't think of that. 👍

[@richybeattie]

Like others with central locking, the extra lever has to be undone from the cl motor below, but otherwise this video literally got my passenger front door fixed in less than 2 hours. Moving the rubber door strip well out of the way helped a lot for removal and refitting of the lock. Thanks for putting the time in to this video!

[@TerlBryant]

Brilliant guide - fully fixed my 2.4 Caravelle locks in under 2 hours at NO cost. Very much appreciated

[@T4TipsGuides]

Thank you! It really does make me happy to know that my video helped you get your T4 locks fixed.

[@guitarhiro4000]

I did not think that the same symptom as the malfunction of my car was published. I would like to repair it immediately. Thank you. From Japan.

[@robertwoodisse]

Great video thanks. Beware; if you have a Caravelle with door speakers there are extra screws behind the speaker that have to be removed before the panel comes off. Also unplug the central locking module.

[@davidday866]

Great video thanks

[@annagriffiths717]

Thanks for the informative video, rush just happened to my passenger side door so just ordered couple springs 🤞🏻 we can get the job done

[@T4TipsGuides]

@@annagriffiths717 I'm so happy to hear my content has helped you out, Anna. 🙂👍

[@gu3610]

Great help! Thank you so much!

[@T4TipsGuides]

I'm glad to hear this video is still helping T4 owners.

[@sheridan6378]

Useful tutorial. I did mine a few years ago wrapping a sturdy paperclip around a pencil. still works fine almost 3 years later.

[@cyrilv3176]

thanks a lot for this description. I was very disappointed to have this fail just at a moment who I realy need to use my van... 1 hour after just after seeing your video, it's was repaired... Thanks

[@T4TipsGuides]

Hi! I am pleased to hear the video helped you out. Thanks for watching.

[@PajisAKJ]

Super Video!! your instruction saved me 150Euro!! Thank you !!

[@T4TipsGuides]

Happy to hear the video helped you fix your van and save money too. Thanks for watching.

[@NyaMacken]

I've just found myself a new gold mine in the dark of troubles! Thanks a lot, now I'm going to solve the exact same problem on my 'new' T4! :-)

[@BigArch6564]

Amazing....this has happened to me this week. Many thanks for sharing buddy.

[@T4TipsGuides]

Hope the video helps. I recently replaced my homemade spring with a factory made one.

[@IrishHamRadio]

Hi There, thanks for the video. Made the changing of mine a lot easier with your tips on how to twist the lock to remove it. Also, mine has central locking, so there is a little extra to do. Thanks for uploading! 👌🏻👌🏻

[@aberleichtmusik9463]

Thank you so so much for this perfect instruction! You've saved hours of my life, even though I found your video unfortunataly after removing the Lock! : ) ... But now I know everything about the position of the Torsion Spring and how to make it. ... Great!

[@yanpad8106]

Used this video 3x. Superb. Advice, use spring wire not old clothes peg wire. lol

[@T4TipsGuides]

I have been experimenting with different things to make the springs from. I did make some springs out of plastic coated paper clips, just need to purchase a spare lock mechanism to use as a rest rig. I have heard of all sorts being used, some may last longer than others, bearing in mind the original spring material was not very thick but still managed to last the best part of 18 years on the drivers door before failure.

[@AnttiHarri]

I fixed mine today, thanks! For cars with central locking the cl motor from below needs to be disconnected, unscrewed and tilted to get the hook off. Also the lever from the door handle should be removed prior to removing the lock, the plastic part broke for me..

[@bbszabi]

You just saved my bacon, my friend! :)) I just have a same problem on my T4, time to search some drawers for old keyrings and fix that thing :)

[@T4TipsGuides]

Good to hear, I have been trying out different things for this recently, I did make a spring out of a plastic coated metal paper clip, was much easier to recreate the original spring. I might make a video of that if I get the time.

[@bbszabi]

The good thing is, that you showed the idea and the process, that's what matters. I ended up making it from an actual spring from my 'everything that might be be reused later' box :)

[@abogadossa]

muchas gracias, he arreglado mi cerradura gracias a tu video. Fantastico

[@sophiebarillot7606]

awesome guide, thanks a lot! I was able to fix it fairly easily :)

[@vanlifenomad]

Thank you ive done both pass and driver side on my 97 T4, cheers.

[@T4TipsGuides]

Glad it helped you get the job done.

[@yanpad8106]

awesome dude.....from an old clothes peg...thx

[@shaunevans5876]

AWESOME buddy. This is just what I needed. I may get the actual latch tho as theres some cheap replacement ones on the bay.. You wouldnt happen to know the OEM number of this whole latch would you??? Im lazy see, but if i cant find the number I'll definitely have a go this way. Thanks for sharing buddy and keep up the good work. 👍👍👍👍

[@T4TipsGuides]

Passenger side on a RHD van is 701837015D. Drivers side 702837016D.

[@reconnectgloucestershire]

Brilliant, thank you so much.. 👏👍😊

[@poberauer]

That was it, thank you!

[@colindavies6451]

Fantastic work, and my drivers door now works like the day it was made. Making the spring was painful & wondered if replacements were available?

[@T4TipsGuides]

Hi Colin, there was a guy in Germany selling the springs, I think it was around £11 all in for a single spring and postage. I did get a quote from a UK spring manufacturer. As the springs are sided you would need to buy around 5000 for each side to make it worth setting the machines up, in the end I just didn't have the time to get around to it.

[@miguelsierras7583]

Thankss a lot, everything fixed. But i have kind of a problem, not really a problem but the lock dont work like is suppose to do. Now, i can only lock the door by pushing down the locker ( black plastic thing) when the door is closed. When its open its impossible to move it. So i have to lock the door with the Key from the outside or by the passanger seat. I dont know if mabye i've put the spring in a wrong way ir if i do something wrong

[@T4TipsGuides]

I think that is how it should be, you should not be able to push the locking pin down when the door is open as this would allow you to lock the door with the keys inside (some vehicles you can do that, and those owners are the ones who manage to lock their keys inside their vehicle). Are you saying you were able to push the locking pin down with the door open before you disassembled the lock?

[@J0nge]

Perfect video, I have the exact same problem. Will try your solution asap :) Maybe you could help me with another problem? The lock of my sliding door suddenly kind of stopped working. I can't open or lock the door with the key any longer. I can slightly turn the key forcefully but nothing happens (onyl that I get afraid to break the key). If I pull the pin up from the inside I can still unlock the door but it takes alot of power. Seems like something in the lock is stuck/broken/unhooked/??? Do you have an idea how to solve this?

[@batesyb9247]

Nice one....Just fixed, thought that lock was gonna be way more problematic, pretty fiddly mind but only some minor swearing, not too bad :)

[@veikkonurmiranta624]

Top video

[@blackdogjacket7201]

Thank you so much big help😀

[@T4TipsGuides]

Glad it helped you.

[@Gnyff]

Should have watched this /before/ disassembling! Mine did the same: Snapped one of the four clips in the white bushing for the door handle rod. The rod should be removed BEFORE the lock is taken out. And when mounting: Mount the white bushing (observe the slot i in the right direction) and push the rod into this. The rod locks the bushing and is (at least in my experience) near impossible to mount if the bushing is on the rod (and not in the hole in the lock mechanism)... I'm still searching for a hint on what should hold the plastic cover (and guide for the locking knob) in place. Mine is all over the place now and very difficult to "catch" with the knob... But I don't see any features to fix it in the door structure? PS: I had a standard coil spring in the aproximate right diameter and material. I could bend the two "levers" out of that...

[@stevenbuck7301]

Very useful . Thanks

[@T4TipsGuides]

Glad it helped.

[@martynd9054]

Great video thanks. Just doing mine (was until it started raining) I'm having trouble trying to get the door open rod back into the mechanism. Do you put the plastic grommets in the mechanism hole , fit the mechanism & then push the rod in ? Or leave the grommet on the end of rod & push into hole. ? Thanks

[@T4TipsGuides]

If you watch the video from 11:00 I explain how to refit the connecting rod. The mechanism is fitted first without the rod connected, I think the plastic grommet is already in place. Once the mechanism is fitted the connecting rod is pushed into the grommet. At least I think that was how I did it, it was over 3 years ago now. As I recall you will have to do it by feel as you will not be able to see the hole once the mechanism is fitted.

[@kira8123]

Thank you.

[@TheMidrev]

Thanks man. How long it takes? Looks like whole afternoon.

[@T4TipsGuides]

A couple of hours should be long enough. Best to just take your time. Some of the clips that hold the rods for the door lock mechanism will be brittle and can easily break during the strip down process, cheap enough to replace if they do break so not the end of the world. You can see in the video at 11:16 that one of the clips broke, it was replaced later as I did not have the parts to hand. Maybe a good idea to buy a bag of clips before starting the job. A bag of 10 clips is less than £3.00 with free postage. rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192084091463

[@poerava]

Thanks brother

[@molliarti]

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[@pastorpottymouthcuckadoodl4288]

awesome

[@elronroneodelron]

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