Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 15:22:14 -0700
Reply-To: BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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From: BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Comprehensive re-keying
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There is ample details about this procedure in the archives. During my
years of Vanagon insanity, I owned 14 of them at the same time. I re-
keyed all of them to a single key.
Save the wafers from the lock that is falling apart because the main
problem I had was having all the correct wafers to match the key.
The toughest to do for the amateur are rear hatch and ignition. Try to
use the key that works for those and just re-key the doors.
As for your needing to jiggle the key, it's usually not the lock but
the key which is worn out. Before you do any of these changes, you
should first locate the key code that came on a tag when the vehicle
was purchased new. If you don't have that, you can find the code
stamped on door handle. You have to take them off to find that code.
Phillips screw under the weather seal and slide handle forward to
remove. Then hope that the handle has never been re-keyed before.
You can always send your locks to a locksmith. I sent my Porsche locks
off to Steve Sandlin at www.steveslockshoppe.com He has helped a lot
of listmembers in the past.
Cheers,
BenT
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On May 31, 2010, at 2:31 PM, Tobin Copley <tcopley@SFU.CA> wrote:
> Volks,
>
> I'm considering re-keying (or at least refurbishing) all the locks
> on my 1982 diesel westy. Here's why:
>
> - Driver's door lock has totally failed: the lock mechanism has
> fallen apart, with the wafers falling down making it so the key
> can't even be inserted (manual locking from the inside still works
> fine),
> - Rear hatch lock has always been super-finicky, sometimes taking a
> minute or more of jiggling to get it to turn,
> - sliding door handle had been replaced by DPO, and is on a
> different key (this offends my sensibilities),
> - passenger door lock is sometimes a bit finicky, but is acceptable
> - ignition is fine
>
> Question: is there a simple (and relatively inexpensive) way to get
> all these re-keyed to a common key? I've never removed locks before.
>
> Thanks!
>
> T.
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