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Ritter
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 Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:20 pm Post subject: Door locks |
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I couldn't stand it anymore. Insert key. Turn [grimace], apply a bit more pressure [question: will today be the day?], turn, ack! open. Whewh! One more time gaining access to the interior of the beast without snapping the key off.
I pulled the locks, handles and the Rube Goldberg device that keeps the door closed or allows access, dependent upon which lever is operated in combination with the others. Degreased. Did I mention the PO (original owner) had big furry dogs? No? Well, the evidence was all over the 32 year old grease. Gads, no wonder they didn't unlock.
Cleaned, lubed and a new lock cylinder installed on the driver's side, my doors now open from inside and out, with and without the key. Thanks to Karl (who is still keeping buses alive) for providing the lock cylinder and keying it to code. I now only have one bus key instead of two.
For those who've wearied of the lock battle, I encourage you to give it a try. It's like buttah.
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chitwnvw
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| A bid difference, right? Very satisfying. |
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JLT
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:03 am Post subject: Re: Door locks |
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| Ritter wrote: |
Cleaned, lubed and a new lock cylinder installed on the driver's side, my doors now open from inside and out, with and without the key. It's like buttah. |
My experience exactly. That old grease just turns into stuff like candle-wax after a while. Ain't it a pleasure to have locks that work?
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sped372
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:17 am Post subject: |
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Our locks work well, unless someone tries to open the front doors while they're locked. Then you either force the key or go in through the slider and pop it from inside. I seem to remember reading a procedure about fixing it somewhere or the other but we rarely lock the doors so I haven't bothered.
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Oregon72
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UUUGGGHHH!! Same thing, my front door locks are horrible. slider and rear hatch are a dream!!! Gotta jiggle the key and same deal as Sped-
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sped372
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Here's the procedure I was referring to for the record... anyone done it?
http://type2.com/rvanness/lock.htm
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Sylvester
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I read that proceedure years ago, I may do this soon but have to find those springs.
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Ritter
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Yup. That's what I dune alright. 
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