I replaced the ignition and light switch contacts 30 some years ago. Everything worked ok, but I wanted to have the face plate nickel plated.
After disassembling everything I found the lock cylinder (tumbler) was missing 2 of the 4 wafers. The rectangular end of the pot metal cylinder wasn't so rectangular anymore - a chunk was missing where it fits into the fiber contact piece. It worked but had some play when turning to mag.
I bought a replacement cylinder kit and after seeing how many flaws there were to fix before it could possibly work, I decided to fix the original.
JB Weld to the rescue! (that's cellophane tape creating a kind of mold for the JB Weld).
Picked 2 of the new brass wafers (they're all the same) that came with the repo cylinder...
...filed them and got them to fit properly. The marks are to identify the order and positions.
The wafers fall into the slot of the sleeve that surrounds the cylinder thereby locking it.
The wafers raise up and unlock the cylinder from the metal sleeve when the key is inserted. (excerpted from Locksmithing 101 )
Now for painting the light switch handle and then reassembly. I'll post the results, hopefully sooner than later.
Ignition switch cylinder repair on a 27
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Re: Ignition switch cylinder repair on a 27
Note #4 is hanging below the sleeve to keep the key from turning.
So, it will not work as advertised.
So, it will not work as advertised.
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Re: Ignition switch cylinder repair on a 27
Good eye James, you're absolutely right!
I have been tweeking this wafer and it unlocks much better now.
I won't be able to paint the handle for at least a week, so the reassembly will have to wait a bit.
I have been tweeking this wafer and it unlocks much better now.
I won't be able to paint the handle for at least a week, so the reassembly will have to wait a bit.