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Date:         Wed, 8 Jul 2015 13:15:19 -0400
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: front door lock stuck
Comments: To: Dake Collins <wuwe423@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  <559B351F-970B-4CD1-97C3-A9CA942030E9@yahoo.com>
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So, could you describe the exact cause of the problem? Thanks

On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 9:19 AM, Dake Collins <wuwe423@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Jeff and Roy, Dan & Kim, > Thanks to your help I was able to unlock my door; Jeff’s pictures were > most helpful. Now, to figure out how to stop this from happening again. > Once again this community and list proves how indispensable it is to me. > Dake > > On Jul 7, 2015, at 5:09 PM, Dake Collins <wuwe423@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Jeff, > > The inside lever on the door moves freely but doesn’t effect anything. > I’ve been able to pull the inside panel away from the door far enough to > reach my boney fingers in far enough to reach the end of the lock plunger > and it’s stuck solid. I took the plastic tip off the plunger, threaded a > nut on it and pulled with a pair of pliers to the point where I knew if I > pulled any harder I’d bend or break something so I stopped. I’ve run out of > ideas; perhaps my next option is a locksmith. > > Thanks to all for the ideas, I’m open to me suggestions. > > thanks, > > Dake > > ’86 Westy > >> On Jul 7, 2015, at 4:14 PM, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Hey Dake, > >> > >> Is the lever on the door handle itself stuck in the pulled back > position? If so, that will stop the lock mechanism from operating. You > need to use a small screwdriver to pull the lever back out, then the lock > should operate. > >> > >> I just had one here that had that problem. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Jeff > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of Dan N > >> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 12:23 PM > >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >> Subject: Re: front door lock stuck > >> > >> as it now you have... from the inside remove the upper left corner of > the panel enoguh to get your in it then pull the the plunger rod up... > >> > >> or slim-jim it but I don't know how to do it... > >> > >> On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 12:15 PM, KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> If the plunger won t budge you ve got a problem. The normal issue is > >>> that the lock gets dirty. This can be resolved by removing the outside > >>> handle, but this will require the door to be open as you need to > >>> remove a couple of screws that are hidden by the rubber door gasket. > >>> > >>> Then you can disassemble the door lock mech and clean, just be very > >>> careful if you remove the brass inserts, and make a note which slots > >>> they go in. > >>> > >>> > >>>> On Jul 7, 2015, at 2:55 PM, Dake Collins <wuwe423@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> My drivers side door ( 86 Westy) is locked; the key won t turn the > >>> tumbler and the plunger won t budge. Any ideas on how to resolve this > >>> problem? > >>>> thanks. > >>> > >> > > >


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