Thread: 51' f1- door lock removal?

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Hey guys, there is a shop local that can create a key for me for the truck, but at 6mi. to the gallon I'd rather just take them the lock during my lunch hour or something rather than drive the truck over.

Anybody ever remove the lock? How do I do it? Thanks.

Red

might be easier to just remove the door. locks can be hard to get to.

the guy at the lock shop said that there should be a hole into which I can insert an allen wrench and loosen it up and remove the lock. I think I see one under the rubber, am going to give that a try I think.

Red

Yeah...its the one under the rubber.............

Damnit!!! Here's a good one for you. It's frozen right, so I spray it good with some penetrating breaker. Then try different allen wrenches (3/32" seems right), they're stripping. I get out one of my allen wrench socket thingies, yeah, it breaks off in there. Brittle enough to break, too hard to drill out. After wasting time on that for a while and playing around, nothing else occurs to me.

So I carefully drill and then cut the sheetmetal, instead of one hole to get to it there is now a nice little 1/4" slot, I can correct later or leave, no hurt. Only thing that has occurred to me at this piont is to weld something to it to give me something to grab and turn. tried a bolt, tried a screwdriver, another bolt. F*(# the weld always gave out before the thing would turn!!!

I don't know what else to do at this point. sprayed a butt load of penetrator and am leaving it for now. any ideas I'm open? (normally it would have been easy to just drill and use a remover, but with that hardened piece in there I'm screwed at that angle).

Red

Not being a patient fellow, this situation would not work well for me. I would probably give up and set fire to the thing.

I thought about taking an air chisel to it but it not being MINE I figured I'd get half a dozen reverse thread cobalt bits and drill till it either breaks loose or I get deep enough to get something in there and loosen it.

Red

I did not know what was in there and had an extra door that I took apart to see the mechanism then spent a couple of weeks spraying and tapping and then it finally moved and turned out. I am not usually that patient either but there was no real rush. Then gave it to the lock smith for a key. Even have the flapper on the outside. Ed ke6bnl

Ed can you tell me what exactly I am working on as I can't really see in there. I figure it is some sort of lock/set screw but with a large body and the allen slot at the end (which is not jammed with a broken bit). I have been spraying it but wonder if I can somehow remove whole unit so I can just grab it with a wrench and loosen. Also, is it possible do you think to replace that lock/set screw since mine is going to be melted fudge by the time I get done?

Thanks,

Red

Originally Posted by Dago Red

Ed can you tell me what exactly I am working on as I can't really see in there. I figure it is some sort of lock/set screw but with a large body and the allen slot at the end (which is not jammed with a broken bit). I have been spraying it but wonder if I can somehow remove whole unit so I can just grab it with a wrench and loosen. Also, is it possible do you think to replace that lock/set screw since mine is going to be melted fudge by the time I get done?

Thanks,

Red

I see no way to remove it as a unit. but what I did was to put the allen in the set screw and spray and then tapped it. It finally came loose.
there was a trick the locksmith told me when putting it in and it has been so long I can not remember. It seems I had to follow the part in from the back some how, wish I could remember. If it comes to me I will post it. or maybe someone can help us out. I just freed some large house screw jacks that where frozen solid since I got them and maybe some 20 years plus. I use Edd's Red solution 1/3 trans fluid 1/3 acetone 1/3 kerosene and when it freed these parts It became my cheap replacement for PB blaster my old favorate, might give it a try.

I might try that, I don't have the kerosene but could pick some up. I use the PB blaster. I appreciate the help.

Red