Subject: Re: Fork Lock Cylinder Removal
Author: Patrick Hayes
Date: Apr 15, 2002, 2:03 PM
Post ID: 1710067376
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In a message dated 4/15/02 1:28:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, klru-@fcc.net
writes:
| Do you mean a blank key or the actual key that is supposed to work that lock? |
Unfortunately the latter. The cylnder needs to move to an odd position in
order to come out. It won't rotate to that position unless the key teeth
have pulled all the tumbler teeth down flush. Think about it. Wouldn't be
much of a lock if someone with a blank key could just slide it out.
Any idea what happened to the broken off piece? I was able to prise mine out
with needles and then managed to bodge up a replacement so I could remove the
cylinder. Once out, I tossed the whole thing and installed a new one with
two good keys.
Patrick
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<FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 4/15/02 1:28:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, klru-@fcc.net writes:<BR>
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Unfortunately the latter. The cylnder needs to move to an odd position in order to come out. It won't rotate to that position unless the key teeth have pulled all the tumbler teeth down flush. Think about it. Wouldn't be much of a lock if someone with a blank key could just slide it out.<BR>
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Any idea what happened to the broken off piece? I was able to prise mine out with needles and then managed to bodge up a replacement so I could remove the cylinder. Once out, I tossed the whole thing and installed a new one with two good keys.<BR>
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Patrick</FONT>
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