Date:         Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:14:47 -0400
Reply-To:     James <jk_eaton@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         James <jk_eaton@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Hatch Lock
Comments: To: Steve <vwcarlocks@hotmail.com>
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Hmm, my hatch lock has developed a quirk of being 'out of phase' with 
the other locks - it will miss a 'locking' stage, and after that, when 
the other doors lock, it will unlock, and vice versa.  Sometimes 
unlocking it by turning it all the way clockwise will reset it, other 
times it will reset if left in the vertical position, and once I locked 
and unlocked it by pushing on the locking arm manual (i.e., not closing 
the hatch, just pushing on the mechanism) and that reset it.  

Is this also likely due to the badly worn keys, or should I also be looking at the lock cylinder, or the 
electro-mechanical parts?

James
Ottawa, ON
'91 Multivan Weekender

> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 23:11:08 -0500
> From: vwcarlocks@HOTMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: Hatch Lock
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> Generally the issues that you are experiencing are caused by worn keys.  A code cut key cut correctly....not a duplicate...will go a long way in solving those issues.  Filing the wafers as suggested might work, but it does compromise the lock and doesn't really address the issue.  Very seldom do we see Vanagon locks worn to the point of not working correctly.  It's almost always a key issue.  We've had probably a half dozen just in then last week that were solved that way.
> Steve Sandlin, Regsitered Locksmith 
>