Hi All, This goes in the for what its worth department... Past Experience: I had a similar problem with my rear hatch lock. I found that a screw had come loose from the rear wiper mounting plate and had lodged down around the hatch lock. I couldn't really understand why this was jamming the lock but it did. Once removed the lock returned to normal operation.
Jere 90 GL 88 GL -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of David O'Shea Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 3:34 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Removing Rear Hatch Lock
I can no longer rotate the key in the lock of the rear hatch of my '83 Vanagon. Luckily it's stuck in the unlocked position. Lubricating it in place was no help. I thought I'd try removing it from the van, flushing it with brake cleaner, lubing it with teflon spray lubricant in order to free it up. If that fails, I'll take it to the locksmith for a little professional TLC. Questions: How does one remove the rear lock cylinder from the hatch? ..does the entire latch mechanism need to come out of the door? None of this is clear from a quick review of my Bentley. My typical M.O. is to just dive right in and start taking things apart. Half the time I end up creating more work than necessary. This time I thought I'd check with y'all first. Any bright ideas appreciated. -Dave O'Shea |
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