It may have been Dan who suggested to someone else on the list that a
damaged lock could be fixed be swapping the guts to a new lock from a
donor car such that the same key could be used. I recently had a need
to do that and what is actually required did not in the slightest
resemble what I actually needed to do. I had assumed that somehow the
cylinder would be removed from the face of the assembly but when I
went to do the job I could not see how this can be accomplished. The
bezel is crimped over the plastic lock body and cannot be removed
without destroying it. While a locksmith can replace it with a new
one, it is not for the do-it-yourselfer. Anyway, taking the chrome
bezel off gets you nowhere anyway as the cylinder still will not come
out. Leaving all this alone, about all you can do is remove the pins
and the metal body which holds them in place. This is done by from
outside the assembly. What you need to do is remove the plastic cap
that has been molded over this rectangular block and then pry out the
plug to expose the pins. It is a little difficult to explain, I
should have taken pictures when I did it. I would not really advise
this unless it is a last resort.
First I would verify that it is in fact the lock assy giving the
problem. I have had the odd stiff lock but what I think was that it
was electric in nature as I was activating the pushrod from the
actuator by turning the key. Pop the door panel and disconnect things
to isolate the problem.
Go at the lock assy if you need to but it is a bear of a job and you
risk losing vital bits from the guts of the thing.
John
- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "N9TE" <Fujitsu@t...> wrote:
> Thanks Dan,
>
> What you say makes sense. I will report how it looks and how the repair
> went. Is removing the cylinder that involved?
>
> K o l l
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Midtdal [mailto:midvally@s...]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:36 AM
> To: 'Peugeot List'
> Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] 505 lock sticking
>
>
>
> If I have this right, the problem is in the lock cylinder itself. If
> so, in
> my case I took the lock cylinder apart and found 25 years worth of
> grime
> (usually very fine dust mixed with lock lube) inside. Being careful to
>
> observe which order the gates are inserted in the lock tumbler,
> carefully
> clean the whole outfit with WD 40 and then reassemble. The difference
> for
> me was remarkable and the door locks continued to work flawlessly for
> years
> afterwards. If you do not attend to this you will be faced with a
> broken
> key or mangled lock.
> Dan
>
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