I had the same problem with my van and with my long lost GTI. Try pushing in the key until it stops, then pull back a millimeter or two and try turning the cylinder. Also, it seems like one side of the key seems to work better than the other. I just live with mine like it is, as long as I know how to open it. Daniel Snow PhD Student UC Berkeley '82 Vanagon Diesel '78 Puch Maxi Luxe Moped '72 Motobecane Mobylette Moped '01 Xootr Scooter
>From: David O'Shea <DOShea@GEOMATRIX.COM> >Reply-To: David O'Shea <DOShea@GEOMATRIX.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Removing Rear Hatch Lock >Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 15:33:40 -0800 > >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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